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American Students First Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2111| Senate 
| Updated: 6/18/2025
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to impose a significant limitation on the enrollment of foreign students at universities participating in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). Specifically, it mandates that the number of F and M nonimmigrant students enrolled at any certified university cannot exceed 10 percent of its total student population in a given academic year. However, the legislation includes a provision for a waiver, which can be issued by the President or the Secretary of Homeland Security. Such a waiver would be granted only for reasons of national security or if it is deemed to be in the broader interests of the United States. If a waiver is approved, the maximum allowable enrollment for foreign students at that university would then be capped at 15 percent of its student population.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2374
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2374
    Introduced in House


  • June 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

American Students First Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2111| Senate 
| Updated: 6/18/2025
This bill aims to impose a significant limitation on the enrollment of foreign students at universities participating in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). Specifically, it mandates that the number of F and M nonimmigrant students enrolled at any certified university cannot exceed 10 percent of its total student population in a given academic year. However, the legislation includes a provision for a waiver, which can be issued by the President or the Secretary of Homeland Security. Such a waiver would be granted only for reasons of national security or if it is deemed to be in the broader interests of the United States. If a waiver is approved, the maximum allowable enrollment for foreign students at that university would then be capped at 15 percent of its student population.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2374
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2374
    Introduced in House


  • June 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted