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Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sep 30, 2025
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Sep 30, 2025
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2941 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2941
To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical
limitation.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical
limitation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2941 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2941
To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical
limitation.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical
limitation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Cap Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2.
NUMERICAL LIMITATION.
(a) Three-Year Period.--
(a) Three-Year Period.--
Section 214
(g)
(4) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.
(g)
(4) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184
(g)
(4) ) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``An alien who has been counted against the numerical
limitation under paragraph
(1)
(A) shall be recounted against such
numerical limitation during the fiscal year in which such alien
surpasses 3 years in the nonimmigrant status described in
section 101
(a)
(15)
(H)
(i) (b) .
(a)
(15)
(H)
(i) (b) .''.
(b) Employment by Colleges and Research Institutions.--
Section 214
(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.
(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184
(g) ) is
amended by striking paragraph
(5) .
(c) Change of Status to H-1B Nonimmigrant.--
Section 214
(l) (2)
(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.
(l) (2)
(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184
(l) (2)
(A) ) is amended
by striking the second sentence.
(d) Change of Employer.--
(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184
(l) (2)
(A) ) is amended
by striking the second sentence.
(d) Change of Employer.--
Section 214
(n)
(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.
(n)
(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184
(n)
(1) ) is amended by inserting ``If the
new position is approved, such position shall be counted against the
numerical limitation under subsection
(g)
(1)
(A) .'' after ``the new
petition is adjudicated.''.
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