Visa Cap Enforcement Act

This bill changes how H-1B work visas count toward the yearly limit on the number of these visas. A worker already counted would be counted again in the year they pass 3 years in H-1B status. The bill removes the section of law that lets workers at colleges and research institutions be hired outside the yearly limit. It also removes a cap exception under section 214(l), which covers certain foreign doctors changing to H-1B status. An H-1B worker who moves to a new employer would have the approved new position counted against the yearly limit.

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Sponsors

• Tom Cotton Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors