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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7451

EXILE Act

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Introduced 2026-02-09Topic: immigration · labor

Summary

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This bill would change the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the H-1B visa program, which lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers in specialty jobs. It would set the yearly limit on new H-1B visas to zero starting in fiscal year 2027 and for every year after that. The current yearly limit would stay in place through fiscal year 2026.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-09HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-02-09Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-02-09Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.