End H-1B Now Act
Sponsored By: Representative Greene (GA)
Introduced
Summary
This bill would phase out the H‑1B visa program on a set schedule. It would also sharply narrow who can qualify for H‑1B status and bar Medicare cost-reporting benefits for residency programs that train noncitizens.
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- Foreign workers: Sets a declining H‑1B cap starting at 10,000 visas in FY2026 and falling each year to zero after FY2035.
- Eligibility changes: Restricts H‑1B "specialty occupations" to physicians, surgeons, and nurses, removes fashion models from eligibility, and adds a foreign-residence requirement that eliminates dual-intent treatment.
- Medicare-funded residency programs: Denies Medicare cost-reporting treatment to any residency program that trains an alien (as defined in immigration law) for cost reporting periods beginning on or after enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Narrow H-1B job eligibility rules
If enacted, this bill would narrow who can get H-1B status. It would limit "specialty occupations" to work as a physician, a surgeon, or a nurse. It would add a requirement that the worker have a residence in a foreign country which they have no intention of abandoning. It would also remove the separate H-1B classification for fashion models. These changes would take effect on enactment.
Phase-out of H-1B visas
If enacted, this bill would cut the number of new H-1B visas each year starting in fiscal year 2026. It would set 10,000 visas in FY2026, then reduce by 1,000 each year to 1,000 in FY2035. After fiscal year 2035, the number of H-1B visas would be zero. The prior H-1B cap would remain in place through fiscal year 2025.
No Medicare payment for foreign trainees
If enacted, this bill would stop Medicare cost-reporting treatment for any program that trains an individual who is an alien as defined in INA section 101. That change would apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after the date of enactment. Hospitals and residency programs that train noncitizen individuals would no longer count those training costs for Medicare cost reports.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Greene (GA)
GA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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