American Tech Workforce Act of 2025

This bill would end the Optional Practical Training program, which lets foreign students on F-1 visas work in the U.S. after finishing their studies, and would require their work permission to end when their course of study is completed. Pending applications for that program would be denied and fees refunded. For H-1B work visas, employers would have to pay at least the greater of $150,000 a year (adjusted yearly for inflation) or the wage paid to U.S. workers who did similar work in the prior two years. H-1B visas involving work at a third-party worksite would be limited to one year and would require a specific assignment for the whole period, and H-1B petitions offering higher pay would be approved first.

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Sponsors

• Jim Banks Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors