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119-hr-4743119th Congress

CAP Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

Introduced

Summary

Removes numerical limits on employees of institutions of higher education. This bill would repeal Section 214(g)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, eliminating the specific statutory cap that applied to employees of colleges and universities and changing how those numerical limits apply to higher education hiring.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

No visa cap for foreign academics

This bill would repeal a rule that set a numerical visa cap for employees of colleges and universities. If enacted, foreign professors, researchers, and other academic staff would no longer face that cap. Colleges and universities could sponsor more foreign academic hires. The change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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