H.R. 6706: ALIEN Act of 2022
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H.R. 6706: ALIEN Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-11 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ALIEN Act of 2022
Plain summary
Abolishing the Lottery and Immigration Enforcement Now Act of 2022 or the ALIEN Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes to immigration laws, including by (1) eliminating the diversity visa program; (2) establishing additional penalties for non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who overstay a visa, such as criminal penalties for an overstay and permanent bans for repeat overstays; and (3) eliminating the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility, such as for grounds related to the simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] · 11 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6706.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr6706 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117