H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Sep 29, 2025
What it does
The H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025 aims to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in the H–1B and L–1 visa programs by tightening employer application requirements, strengthening wage and working condition protections, increasing transparency, and enhancing enforcement mechanisms. It affects U.S. employers sponsoring foreign workers in specialty occupations (H–1B) and intracompany transferees (L–1), as well as the foreign workers themselves. Key changes include requiring employers to pay wages based on the highest of prevailing, median, or skill-level benchmarks, post job details online for at least 30 days, refrain from displacing U.S. workers, limit H–1B extensions, prohibit advertising…
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