Visa Cap Enforcement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2025
What it does
The Visa Cap Enforcement Act would eliminate certain exemptions from the annual numerical cap on H–1B nonimmigrant visas, including those for individuals employed by colleges and research institutions and for certain changes of status or employer. It would require that H–1B workers be counted against the visa cap again after three years in H–1B status and that new H–1B positions approved after a change of employer also be subject to the numerical limit. The bill aims to enforce the existing H–1B visa cap more strictly by removing exceptions that currently allow some workers to be excluded from the count. It affects employers seeking to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations and the…
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