Change the rules for high skilled worker visas to help more foreign professionals work in the United States.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act?
The bill H.R. 6305 has remained in the House committees on Education and Workforce and the Judiciary since November 24, 2025. The committee chairs must act next to schedule a vote, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee hearing. This lack of action is the standard way most legislation ends in Congress.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act (H.R. 6305 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since November 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 4647 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4647 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.