HR9928Referred to Committee
No Discounts for Foreigners Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-23
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Scott Perry
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 86.2% (629 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$2,079k
Full profile: /officials/P000605
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-23
Plain-English Summary
The government would be prevented from lowering or eliminating citizenship application fees, meaning people seeking to become U.S. citizens would always have to pay the full cost set by law. Currently, the Department of Homeland Security can reduce or waive these fees for applicants who cannot afford them, but this bill would eliminate that flexibility. This would affect immigrants applying for citizenship, particularly those with lower incomes who might struggle to pay the full application fee.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9928 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9928 To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from waiving or reducing any fee associated with an application for United States citizenship. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Discounts for Foreigners Act''. SEC. 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. <all>
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