H.R. 10896 – To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.

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This bill would end the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program, which currently allows people from countries with low U.S. immigration numbers to apply for a green‑card lottery. It does this by removing the part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that creates the program and updating related sections so the law stays consistent. The change would affect potential applicants from many countries who rely on the DV lottery to immigrate to the United States.

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Remove the subsection that establishes the Diversity Immigrant Visa program from the Immigration and NAT NAT

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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October 22, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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October 22, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 22, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10896

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 22, 2026

Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.

1.

Termination of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

(a)

Repeal

Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c).

(b)

Technical and conforming amendments

Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 201—

(A)

in subsection (a)—

(i)

in paragraph (1), by adding and at the end;

(ii)

in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and

(iii)

by striking paragraph (3); and

(B)

by striking subsection (e);

(2)

in section 203—

(A)

by striking subsection (c);

(B)

in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b);

(C)

in subsection (e)—

(i)

by striking paragraph (2); and

(ii)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);

(D)

in subsection (f), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section and inserting subsection (a) or (b);

(E)

in subsection (g), by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting subsections (a) and (b); and

(F)

in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b); and

(3)

in section 204—

(A)

in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I); and

(B)

in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b).