United States · Bill · S
S. 1720 (115th)
RAISE Act
Introduced
2 August 2017
Last action
2 August 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: eliminate the diversity visa program; replace the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revise the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establish a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and create a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized if his or her sponsor has not repaid the federal government for all means-tested public benefits received by the alien during the five-year period beginning on the date the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
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Timeline
2 August 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → RAISE Act
- related to ← Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1720
- us · 115-s-1720 · source updated 10 August 2026