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Visa Cap Enforcement Act

USA119th CongressS-2941| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2025
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to significantly tighten the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program by discontinuing several key exceptions from its annual numerical limitation. It proposes to eliminate the current cap exemption for H-1B workers employed by universities , non-profit research organizations , and governmental research organizations , making them subject to the annual visa cap. Additionally, the legislation introduces new provisions requiring H-1B visa holders to be recounted against the numerical limitation under specific circumstances. These include when an H-1B nonimmigrant changes employers or when they surpass three years in H-1B status, thereby increasing the number of individuals subject to the annual cap.
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Timeline
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 30, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Visa Cap Enforcement Act

USA119th CongressS-2941| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2025
This bill aims to significantly tighten the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program by discontinuing several key exceptions from its annual numerical limitation. It proposes to eliminate the current cap exemption for H-1B workers employed by universities , non-profit research organizations , and governmental research organizations , making them subject to the annual visa cap. Additionally, the legislation introduces new provisions requiring H-1B visa holders to be recounted against the numerical limitation under specific circumstances. These include when an H-1B nonimmigrant changes employers or when they surpass three years in H-1B status, thereby increasing the number of individuals subject to the annual cap.
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Timeline
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 30, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

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