U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5485: Americans First Immigration Act
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American workers and values.
What the bill says
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American workers and values.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American workers and values. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Americans First Immigration Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Protection of American workers and values. Sec. 3. Elimination of Diversity Lottery Immigrant Visa program. Sec. 4. Preserving nuclear family immigration. Sec. 5. Replacement of employment-based immigrant visa categories with points-based immigrant visa program in the American interest. Sec. 6. Conditional permanent resident status for certain immigrants, spouses, and children. Sec. 7. Protection of United States taxpayers and college students. SECTION 2. Protection of American workers and values (a) Protection of American workers Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq. ), as amended by section 5(d), is further amended by adding at the end the employer attestation (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Area of employment The term area of employment , with respect to the job for which an employer made a bona fide offer of employment to an alien, means the area within normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical location at which the work of the alien will be performed. If …
Sponsors
- Tuberville, Tommy (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is SB5485?
- SB5485 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Americans First Immigration Act.
- What does SB5485 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American workers and values.
- What is the status of SB5485?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5485?
- Tuberville, Tommy (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5485?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5485
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