CAP Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced
Summary
Ends the special H-1B cap exemption for employees at colleges and universities. The Colleges for the American People Act of 2025 would remove the exemption in INA 214(g)(5) and place H-1B employees of institutions of higher education under the standard H-1B numerical limits.
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- Colleges and universities would have their H-1B hires counted under the annual H-1B numerical cap.
- H-1B nonimmigrants employed by those institutions would lose their exempt status and be subject to the general H-1B limits.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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H-1B Cap Applies to University Workers
This bill would remove the legal exemption that kept H-1B workers at colleges and universities outside the annual H-1B cap. If enacted, those workers would be subject to the yearly H-1B limit and the lottery. The change would take effect upon enactment. It could make it harder to get or keep an H-1B visa and could delay or disrupt work.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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