Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the “American System for Sustainable Immigration and Mass Immigration Limitations Achieved Through Imposing Oversight Nationally” Act, or the ASSIMILATION Act... The legislation drastically reforms the H-1B visa program, mandates E-Verify, ends chain migration, eliminates the Diversity Visa Lottery, ends birthright citizenship, strengthens public charge rules, imposes tougher asylum standards, and creates a 10-year citizenship requirement. The goal is simple: end replacement migration, restore American cultural cohesion...
Enact the ASSIMILATION Act to end mass migration by tightening immigration rules, mandating E-Verify, ending chain migration, eliminating the Diversity Visa Lottery, ending birthright citizenship, strengthening public charge rules, imposing tougher asylum standards, and creating a 10-year citizenship requirement.
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Rep. Andy Ogles is leading a new bill that would shift the American immigration system from a family-based focus, largely ending chain migration and prioritizing immigrants who serve the national interest of the U.S. It would also eliminate the diversity visa lottery.
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the ASSIMILATION Act, an 83-page immigration reform bill. The release says the legislation mandates E-Verify, ends chain migration, eliminates the Diversity Visa Lottery, ends birthright citizenship, strengthens public charge rules, imposes tougher asylum standards, and creates a 10-year citizenship requirement.
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GovInfo's Congressional Record Index entry for the ASSIMILATION Act lists the congressional bills reference as S. 4546 and dates the index entry May 18, 2026.
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Sen. Tuberville said he had introduced the ASSIMILATION Act and described it as legislation to replace chain migration and lottery-based admissions with a national-interest, merit-based system; the release says it would narrow family-based immigration, eliminate the diversity visa lottery, reform employment-based immigration, tighten H-1B and F-1 work authorizations, require E-Verify, raise naturalization standards, add penalties for visa overstays, and tighten asylum screenings.
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The official House press release says Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the ASSIMILATION Act on May 15, 2026 and says it would mandate E-Verify, end chain migration, eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, end birthright citizenship, strengthen public charge rules, impose tougher asylum standards, and create a 10-year citizenship requirement.
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GovInfo's bill page shows S. 4546 was introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2026, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The full title and text track the claimed immigration changes, including national-interest screening, ending certain family-sponsored categories, eliminating the diversity immigrant category, revising public-charge and naturalization rules, reforming employment-based immigration and H-1B visas, requiring employment verification, and revising asylum procedures.
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GovInfo's Congressional Record Index entry dated June 10, 2026 lists the ASSIMILATION Act under S. 4546. It is a formal congressional index reference, but it does not show a House vote, Senate vote, committee report, or enactment.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8827 as the introduced-in-House version of the ASSIMILATION Act. The last action date is May 14, 2026: Rep. Andrew Ogles introduced the bill and it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee. The page identifies Ogles as sponsor and lists the bill version only as introduced in House.
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GovInfo's Congressional Record Index entry dated August 19, 2026 lists the ASSIMILATION Act as a 119th Congress, 2nd Session item and identifies the congressional bill reference as S. 4546. The index entry does not show enactment, a public law number, or completed House and Senate passage.
Assessments
Ogles sponsored and introduced H.R. 8827, the ASSIMILATION Act, in the 119th Congress on May 14, 2026, and the bill text matches the promised immigration package. However, the latest official records show only introduction and committee referral, with the Senate companion S. 4546 also only referred to committee. There is no evidence of House passage, Senate passage, presidential signature, or public law enactment as of August 21, 2026. This is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of a promise to enact the Act.
Ogles materially advanced the promise by introducing the ASSIMILATION Act and publicly backing the full policy package in May 2026. But the official federal record shows only introduction and referral to committee, with no evidence of committee approval, floor passage, or enactment as of June 13, 2026. Under the federal promise rubric, that is a serious legislative attempt without delivery of the promised outcome of enactment.
Ogles introduced the ASSIMILATION Act in the House, with a companion Senate introduction by Tuberville, and the cited records show the bill's immigration provisions match the promised policy package. However, the promise was to enact the Act, and the evidence only establishes introduction/indexing, not passage by Congress or signature into law. Because Ogles made a serious federal legislative attempt during his current House term but the promised enactment has not occurred, this is a failed delivery with effort credit.