119-s2111

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2111 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2111

To require a cap on the number of foreign students who may enroll in a 
 university under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 18, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To require a cap on the number of foreign students who may enroll in a 
 university under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, 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 ``American Students First Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNITED 
 STATES UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) In General.--Each certificate issued to a university by the 
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Student 
and Exchange Visitor Program shall limit the number of nonimmigrant 
students described in subparagraphs
        (F) and
            (M) of 

section 101

    (a)

    (15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101

    (a)

    (15) ) who may 
enroll in the university to 10 percent of the student population of the 
university in an academic year.

    (b) Waiver.--

    (1) In general.--The President or the Secretary of Homeland 
 Security may waive the 10 percent cap under subsection

    (a) for 
 national security purposes or if such a waiver is in the 
 interests of the United States

    (2) Limitation.--In the case of a waiver under paragraph

    (1) , a university certified to participate in the Student and 
 Exchange Visitor Program may enroll a number of nonimmigrant 
 students described in subparagraphs
        (F) and
            (M) of 

section 101

    (a)

    (15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1101

    (a)

    (15) ) that is not more than 15 percent of the student 
 population of the university in an academic year.
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