[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2941 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2941

To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical 
                              limitation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2025

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical 
                              limitation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Cap Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FROM H-1B NONIMMIGRANT VISA 
              NUMERICAL LIMITATION.

    (a) Three-Year Period.--Section 214(g)(4) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(4)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``An alien who has been counted against the numerical 
limitation under paragraph (1)(A) shall be recounted against such 
numerical limitation during the fiscal year in which such alien 
surpasses 3 years in the nonimmigrant status described in section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).''.
    (b) Employment by Colleges and Research Institutions.--Section 
214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (5).
    (c) Change of Status to H-1B Nonimmigrant.--Section 214(l)(2)(A) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking the second sentence.
    (d) Change of Employer.--Section 214(n)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(n)(1)) is amended by inserting ``If the 
new position is approved, such position shall be counted against the 
numerical limitation under subsection (g)(1)(A).'' after ``the new 
petition is adjudicated.''.
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