CRISIS Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a special immigrant status for certain Russian STEM doctoral researchers and their families. This bill would let eligible Russian nationals with advanced STEM doctorates and their dependents seek a designated immigration pathway.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Special immigrant status for Russian STEM PhDs
If enacted, this bill would create a special path to U.S. permanent residence (a green card) for some Russian STEM PhDs and their families. You would need to be a Russian national with a doctoral degree in a STEM field and plan to work in that field. No U.S. job offer would be required, but you must file the immigrant petition, be visa-eligible and admissible, and pass refugee-level vetting with an interview. DHS would aim to decide complete cases within 90 days, and up to 3,000 people could qualify each year in FY 2026–2029. These visas would not count against normal annual or per-country green card caps. The authority would end after the fourth full fiscal year, but approved petitions before that could still lead to visas or green cards later.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Obernolte
CA • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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