End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Pausing the issuance of H–1B visas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien may be issued a nonimmigrant visa described in section, creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 3, and expands a grant provision: 4. Restricting H nonimmigrants to primary workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) is amended by striking ; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if. It relies on grants, compliance mandates, delegation of rulemaking, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Labor, Environment, Finance, and Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Pausing the issuance of H–1B visas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien may be issued a nonimmigrant visa described in section...
- Creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 3.
- Expands a grant provision: 4. Restricting H nonimmigrants to primary workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) is amended by striking ; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if...
- Expands a grant, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 5.
- Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 6. Eliminating the optional practical training program Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Pausing the issuance of H–1B visas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien may be issued a nonimmigrant visa described in section, creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 3, and expands a grant provision: 4. Restricting H nonimmigrants to primary workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) is amended by striking ; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Environment, Finance, Immigration
Primary Purpose
The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Pausing the issuance of H–1B visas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien may be issued a nonimmigrant visa described in section, creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 3, and expands a grant provision: 4. Restricting H nonimmigrants to primary workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) is amended by striking ; and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien specified in this paragraph if.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Self, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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