Sponsor
Wesley Hunt
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The bill strengthens security screening and redirects unused SIV funds to veterans' housing at the expense of closing or narrowing legal pathways, stopping processing for many Afghan allies, and imposing large reassessments that create humanitarian risk and administrative strain.
Afghan SIV applicants and the American public: tighter and updated security screening, biometric checks, and the ability to revoke status for those with fraud/criminality reduce the risk that individuals who pose national-security threats are admitted or remain in the U.S.
U.S. government agencies and immigration records: updated biometric and identity-verification procedures plus a clear 18-month reassessment timeline improve record accuracy and give agencies predictable guidance for resource planning.
Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness: redirecting unused SIV appropriations to the VA's SSVF program can increase housing assistance and expand services without new appropriations.
Afghan allies and their families: the bill blocks or sharply limits access to SIVs and removes/restores fewer legal routes to regain status, denying a pathway to U.S. refuge for many who assisted U.S. efforts.
Afghan applicants, beneficiaries, and family members: stricter vetting, halted processing, reassessments, possible rescissions, and diverted resettlement funding increase risk of delays, separation, deportation, or return to unsafe conditions.
Department of State, DHS, intelligence agencies, and program administrators: forced closures of processing, large-scale reassessments, and prioritization of security reviews will strain staff and divert resources from other immigration and security duties, creating administrative disruption.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Ends the Afghan SIV program, cancels pending applications, mandates security reassessments and reviews with possible rescission/removal, and redirects remaining SIV funds to VA SSVF.
Terminates the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program immediately, cancels any pending SIV applications, and requires a government-wide security reassessment and individualized review of all Afghans already admitted under SIVs with potential rescission and removal if security or fraud concerns are found. It also prevents reinstatement of rescinded SIV status and redirects any remaining SIV program appropriations to the VA's Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, effective on enactment.
Official title: To terminate the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, cancel pending applications, mandate security reassessment of current beneficiaries, and provide for removal of individuals found ineligible or a threat to national security.
Introduced December 4, 2025 by Wesley Hunt · Last progress December 4, 2025