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High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H-1B nonimmigrant visas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act increases the annual H-1B visa cap for skilled foreign workers from 65,000 to 130,000 and removes the cap on visas available for foreign nationals with advanced degrees from U.S. universities. The bill raises the thresholds used to determine whether companies are dependent on H-1B workers, effectively reducing the number of companies subject to H-1B-dependent employer restrictions. The act establishes a grant program providing $25 million per year through 2030 to states for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in K-12 schools and higher education, and for retaining STEM teachers.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Raja Krishnamoorthi’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $165,419
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS $108,249
- GOOGLE $24,750
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY $24,300
- ACCENTURE $21,500
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Raja Krishnamoorthi → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Nov 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 25, 2025
Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H-1B nonimmigrant visas, 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 “High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act”.
SEC. 2. H-1B NONIMMIGRANT REFORM.
(a) Numerical Limitations.—Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking “65,000” and inserting “130,000”; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking “, until the number of aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000”.
(b) Expansion of H-1B-Dependent Employer.—Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking “25” and inserting “50”; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking “7” and inserting “12”;
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking “at least 26 but not more than 50” and inserting “at least 51 but not more than 100”; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking “12” and inserting “24”; and
(3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking “51” and inserting “101”.
SEC. 3. PROMOTING AMERICAN INGENUITY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.—The Secretary of Education may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to—
(1) strengthen elementary school and secondary school education in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology;
(2) retain teachers at the elementary school and secondary school levels in such fields; and
(3) assist institutions of higher education in educating students enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in such a field.
(b) Application.—The chief executive of a State seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Education an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this section.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The terms “elementary school”, “secondary school”, and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). <all>
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