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American Students First Act of 2025
To require a cap on the number of foreign students who may enroll in a university under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would limit the number of foreign students who may enroll at U.S. universities under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to 10 percent of each university's total student population in an academic year. The bill allows the President or Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the 10 percent cap for national security purposes or if deemed in the interests of the United States, but any waived enrollment would be capped at 15 percent of the university's student population.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jun 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require a cap on the number of foreign students who may enroll in a university under the Student and Exchange Visitor 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 “American Students First Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNITED STATES UNIVERSITIES.
(a) In General.—Each certificate issued to a university by the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program shall limit the number of nonimmigrant students described in subparagraphs (F) and (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) who may enroll in the university to 10 percent of the student population of the university in an academic year.
(b) Waiver.—
(1) In general.—The President or the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the 10 percent cap under subsection (a) for national security purposes or if such a waiver is in the interests of the United States
(2) Limitation.—In the case of a waiver under paragraph
(1), a university certified to participate in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program may enroll a number of nonimmigrant students described in subparagraphs (F) and (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) that is not more than 15 percent of the student population of the university in an academic year. <all>
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