H-1B Visa Limits for Colleges
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This bill faces heavy opposition from the university lobby and lacks broad bipartisan support in the Senate.
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Universities currently can hire an unlimited number of H-1B workers such as professors, researchers and specialized staff without entering the annual visa lottery. This bill removes that exemption, so foreign academic workers would have to compete for the same capped pool of 85,000 visas used by private companies, making it harder to get hired or renewed.
“To terminate the exemption from numerical limitations for H-1B nonimmigrants employed by institutions of higher education.”
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Rep. Tom Tiffany introduced the Colleges for the American People Act of 2025 to scrap the H-1B visa exception for higher education staff, requiring them to compete under the standard 65,000-person cap to ensure institutions invest in American workers.
The Colleges for the American People Act of 2025 seeks to eliminate the H-1B visa cap exemption for foreign faculty and researchers, mandating that all foreign hires at colleges and universities undergo the standard application process.
The CAP Act of 2025 is highlighted as a key legislative effort to tighten H-1B rules by removing the exemption that allows universities and research institutions to hire an unlimited number of foreign workers.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CAP Act of 2025
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