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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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.