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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation on approval of an immigrant petition on behalf of an alien who was previously employed by an entity on the Department of Defense's 1260H list.
Summary
- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified as a Chinese military company under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
- Makes inadmissible any alien currently or previously employed by an entity identified as a foreign institution engaged in problematic activity under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
- Makes deportable any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified as a Chinese military company under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
- Makes deportable any alien currently or previously employed by an entity identified as a foreign institution engaged in problematic activity under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 10, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2026
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation on approval of an immigrant petition on behalf of an alien who was previously employed by an entity on the Department of Defense’s 1260H list.
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 PLA Employees Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO CURRENT OR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT BY A CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY OR FOREIGN INSTITUTION ENGAGED IN PROBLEMATIC ACTIVITY.
(a) Inadmissibility.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(J) Current or previous employment by a chinese military company.—Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is inadmissible.
“(K) Current or previous employment by a foreign institution engaged in problematic activity.—Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is inadmissible.”.
(b) Deportability.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(G) Current or previous employment by a chinese military company.—Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is deportable.
“(H) Current or previous employment by a foreign institution engaged in problematic activity.—Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is deportable.”. <all>
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