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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to discontinue the H-1B program, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to discontinue the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers with specialized skills. The bill maintains the current H-1B visa cap through fiscal year 2026 but sets the cap to zero for fiscal year 2027 and all subsequent fiscal years, effectively ending the program after 2026. No new H-1B visas would be issued beginning in fiscal year 2027.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2026
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to discontinue 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 “Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions Act” or the “EXILE Act”.
SEC. 2. DISCONTINUATION OF H-1B PROGRAM.
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 2026; and”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
“(viii) 0 in fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year; or”. <all>
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