H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act

This bill would raise penalties on employers who commit certain violations of the H-1B visa program, which lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers in specialty jobs. It would raise one civil fine from $5,000 to $100,000 per violation and another from $35,000 to $250,000. It would also lengthen the minimum time a violating employer is barred from certain visa petitions, from 2 years to 5 years and from 3 years to 10 years. The bill would also raise civil fines for immigration document fraud, setting a first-offense range of $1,000 to $10,000 and a range of $20,000 to $50,000 for repeat offenders.

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Sponsors

• Beth Van Duyne Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors