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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the H-1B program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill phases out the H-1B visa program by gradually reducing the annual visa cap from 10,000 in fiscal year 2026 to zero beginning in fiscal year 2036. It eliminates the H-1B category for fashion models and removes provisions allowing H-1B visa holders to have dual intent regarding permanent residence. The bill restricts H-1B specialty occupation visas to physicians, surgeons, and nurses only. Additionally, it prevents Medicare-funded medical residency programs from training foreign nationals beginning after the bill's enactment.
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- Jan 2, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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
- Jan 2, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 2, 2026
Ms. Greene of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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 eliminate the H-1B 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 “End H-1B Now Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF H-1B PROGRAM.
(a) Phase-Out of Visas.—Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended—
(1) in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (vii), by striking “; or” and inserting “through fiscal year 2025;”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
“(viii) 10,000 in fiscal year 2026;
“(ix) 9,000 in fiscal year 2027;
“(x) 8,000 in fiscal year 2028;
“(xi) 7,000 in fiscal year 2029;
“(xii) 6,000 in fiscal year 2030;
“(xiii) 5,000 in fiscal year 2031;
“(xiv) 4,000 in fiscal year 2032;
“(xv) 3,000 in fiscal year 2033;
“(xvi) 2,000 in fiscal year 2034;
“(xvii) 1,000 in fiscal year 2035; and
“(xviii) zero in each succeeding fiscal year; or”.
(b) Occupations Eligible for H-1B Visas During Phase-Out.—
(1) Elimination of fashion models and dual intent.—Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended—
(A) by inserting “having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning” after “subject to section 212(j)(2),”;
(B) by striking “or as a fashion model”; and
(C) by striking “or, in the case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and ability”.
(2) Specialty occupations.—Section 214(i)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(2)) is amended by inserting after “occupation, are” the following: “that the occupation be as a physician, a surgeon, or a nurse, and”.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON MEDICARE-FUNDED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.
Section 1886(h)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “For cost reporting periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this sentence, such term does not include any program that trains an individual who is an alien (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act) in such program.”. <all>
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