119th Congress · House bill · Last action Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 10460In CommitteeImmigration
SMARTER Act
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David (R-AZ)Introduced Sep 16, 2026
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In plain English
H.R. 10460, introduced by Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), replaces the current immigration system with a skills-based points system for employment-based immigration. The bill narrows family-sponsored immigration to prioritize spouses and minor children while eliminating preferences for adult siblings and more distant relatives. It eliminates the Diversity Visa Program, which currently allocates visas to countries with low immigration rates to the United States. The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 16, 2026.
What’s in the bill (10 sections)
- Sec. 2. Elimination of diversity visa program
- Sec. 3. Family-sponsored immigration priorities
- Sec. 4. Determination of industrial need for immigrant labor
- Sec. 5. Creation of immigration points system
- Sec. 6. Reform and replace h-1b nonimmigrants with smarter
- Sec. 7. Computation of prevailing wage
- Sec. 8. Prerequisite for naturalization
- Sec. 9. Use of artificial intelligence to identify visa overstays
- Sec. 10. Gold-card immigrant visa program
- Sec. 11. Reports
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