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Restricts entry of new H-1B specialty-occupation workers unless employers pay $100,000 fee or receive a national-interest exemption, and directs Homeland Security and the Department of State to enforce the restriction.
Restricts entry of new H-1B specialty-occupation workers unless
employers pay $100,000 fee or receive a national-interest
exemption, and directs Homeland Security and the Department of
State to enforce the restriction. Instructs the Departments of
Labor and Homeland Security to launch rulemakings to raise
prevailing wage levels and prioritize higher-skilled, higher-paid
foreign workers.
The restrictions take effect September 21, 2025, and are set to
last for 12 months unless extended.
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