To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a national-interest standard for immigration, end certain family-sponsored immigration categories, revise standards relating to good moral character, eliminate the diversity immigrant category, revise public-charge and sponsor-support rules, revise naturalization requirements, reform employment-based immigration and H-1B visas, eliminate Optional Practical Training absent express statutory authorization, revise asylum procedures, require employment eligibility verification, establish additional penalties relating to unlawful presence and visa overstays, revise parole authority, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8827 in the 119th Congress, introduced on May 14, 2026, aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act comprehensively. The bill proposes establishing a national-interest standard for immigration, terminating certain family-sponsored immigration categories, revising good moral character standards, eliminating the diversity immigrant category, and modifying public-charge and sponsor-support rules. Additionally, the bill suggests reforming employment-based immigration and H-1B visas, abolishing Optional Practical Training without express statutory authorization, revising asylum procedures, mandating employment eligibility verification, imposing extra penalties for unlawful presence and visa overstays, adjusting parole authority, and addressing other related matters.