SMARTER Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10460 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10460 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills- based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2026 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills- based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Migration, Addressing Reform, and Talent Enhancement and Retention Act'' or the ``SMARTER Act''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Immigration and nationality act.--The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended-- (A) in section 101(a)(15)(V), by striking ``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)''; (B) in section 201-- (i) in subsection (a)-- (I) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end; and (II) by striking paragraph (3); and (ii) by striking subsection (e); (C) in section 203-- (i) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV), by striking ``section 203(b)(2)(B)'' each place such term appears and inserting ``clause (i)''; (ii) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f),