H.R. 9928 – No Discounts for Foreigners Act

AI-Generated Summary

Updated July 31, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC

The bill would stop the Secretary of Homeland Security from waiving or lowering any fees that applicants must pay to become U.S. citizens. It applies to all naturalization applicants, but it makes an exception for people who are currently serving in the Armed Forces or who have previously served, when they apply under the specific immigration statutes for military members.

Key Provisions

Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from waiving or reducing any citizenship application fee, unless an exception applies.
Exception allows fee waivers or reductions for applications filed under INA sections 328 or 329 by current or former members of the Armed Forces.
Defines “Armed Forces” by referencing the definition in Title 10 of the U.S. Code.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

1 earlier action

HouseIntro Referral Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

July 23, 2026

View full timeline

HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

July 23, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

July 23, 2026

Bill Text

Latest available legislative text

Reading Mode

Raw Text PDF XML

Introduced in HouseIssued July 23, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9928

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2026

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

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from waiving or reducing any fee associated with an application for United States citizenship.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Discounts for Foreigners Act.

2.

Prohibition on certain fee waivers and reductions

(a)

Prohibition

Except as provided for under subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not waive or reduce any fee associated with an application for United States citizenship.

(b)

Exception

The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to an application submitted pursuant to section 328 or section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439; 1440) by a member of the Armed Forces or an alien who previously served as a member of the Armed Forces.

(c)

Armed Forces defined

In this section, the term Armed Forces shall have the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.