119-hr2147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2147 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2147

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission 
 of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

 Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
 Nehls, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. McDowell) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission 
 of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Stop Chinese Communist Prying by 
Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025'' or the 
``Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADMISSION OF CHINESE NATIONALS AS NONIMMIGRANT 
 STUDENTS.

 

Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (s) Prohibition on Admission of Chinese Nationals as Nonimmigrant 
Students.--An alien who is a national of the People's Republic of China 
may not be issued a visa or otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant 
under 

section 101

    (a)

    (15)
        (F) ,
        (J) , or
            (M) , for the purpose of conducting 
research or pursuing a course of study.''.
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