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Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Optional Practical Training Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill would eliminate the Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program for foreign students by prohibiting employment authorization for F-1 visa holders under OPT or any successor program without explicit Congressional authorization. OPT currently allows foreign students to work in the United States for a specified period after graduation. This amendment would end the existing program and require Congress to pass new legislation to establish any similar employment authorization program in the future.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
38 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gill of Texas, Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Optional Practical Training Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM.
Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Employment authorization for aliens no longer engaged in full-time study in the united states.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) may be provided employment authorization in the United States pursuant to the Optional Practical Training Program, or any such successor program, without an express Act of Congress authorizing such a program.”. <all>
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