US EditionBipartisan Senators Reintroduce H-1B Visa Reforms
The bill proposes raising wage standards, prioritizing STEM degree holders, and adding fees and penalties to address misuse of visa programs, backed by bipartisan senators.
- On Monday, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, implementing new wage, recruitment and attestation requirements for employers.
- Last week, letters to 10 employers including Amazon, Google and Meta questioned heavy reliance on foreign labor amid layoffs, while senators say programs displace U.S. workers and depress wages.
- Reformers propose the bill would require employers seeking H-1B workers to post jobs on a DOL website and impose a $200 fee to fund 200 additional DOL staff.
- The bill has drawn bipartisan support from Tommy Tuberville, Richard Blumenthal and Bernie Sanders, and senators say Congress must act to protect workers as tech firms face scrutiny.
- A $100,000 fee proposal from the Trump administration faces competition as Senator Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, introduced a second bill in recent weeks while Todd Schulte, president of FWD.us, urged broader reform last month.
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3 US Lawmakers And 2 Proposed Changes To H1-B, L-1 Visa Programmes
The United States continued tightening rules for the H-1B and L-1 worker visa programmes Monday after three senators introduced two separate pieces of legislation to target "loopholes" used by for- and non-profit employers.
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Bipartisan senators reintroduce H-1B visa reforms
(The Center Square) — As the Trump administration’s recent efforts to reform the H-1B visa process by adding a one-time $100,000 fee for new applicants, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation designed to reform the H-1B visa process.
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Indian ExpressUS senators reintroduce bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visa rules as Trump fee fuels scrutiny
(Reuters) -The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday reintroduced legislation to tighten rules on the H-1B and L-1 worker visa programs, targeting what they called loopholes and abuse by major employers.
US Senate Bill to Further Tighten H-1B, L-1 Visas: What It Means for India
Washington: A new bipartisan bill introduced in the US Senate aims to impose stricter rules on the H-1B and L-1 visa programs, a move that could have significant consequences for Indian professionals working in or seeking to work in the United States. Under the proposed legislation, employers seeking H-1B visas would face tighter wage and recruitment requirements, and priority would be given to applicants with STEM degrees. The bill also propose…
New US Bill Seeks to Tighten H-1B, L-1 Visas; Indian Professionals Face Higher Costs and Stricter Rules
In a move that could significantly affect Indian professionals, US lawmakers have introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at tightening rules around foreign worker visas. The legislation, introduced by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, proposes: Prioritizing H-1B visas for STEM graduates Stricter wage and recruitment […] The post New US Bill Seeks to Tighten H-1B, L-1 Visas; Indian…
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