To discontinue certain exceptions from H–1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Removes several exceptions from the H-1B visa numerical cap, including exemptions that prevent certain already-counted workers or changed positions from being counted again against the cap.
Who Benefits and How
Supporters of tighter H-1B limits and domestic workers competing in affected labor markets could benefit if fewer workers qualify for cap exceptions and more petitions count against the annual limit.
Who Bears the Burden and How
H-1B workers and employers would face fewer cap exemptions and more numerical-limit constraints, and immigration administrators would need to apply the revised counting rules.
Key Provisions
- Requires an H-1B worker previously counted against the cap to be counted again in the fiscal year the worker surpasses three years in H-1B status.
- Repeals INA paragraph 214(g)(5) and removes another sentence in section 214(l)(2)(A) that provided cap-related exceptions.
- Requires certain new approved positions to count against the H-1B numerical limitation.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Removes several exceptions from the H-1B visa numerical cap, including exemptions that prevent certain already-counted workers or changed positions from being counted again against the cap.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Labor
Primary Purpose
Removes several exceptions from the H-1B visa numerical cap, including exemptions that prevent certain already-counted workers or changed positions from being counted again against the cap.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Domestic workers and cap-enforcement advocates seeking tighter H-1B numerical limits
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- H-1B workers, petitioning employers, and immigration administrators applying the revised cap rules
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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