HR 2315 · in committee · significant
Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill eliminates the Optional Practical Training Program that allows foreign students to work in the U.S. after graduation.
- International students on F-1 visas and U.S. employers who hire them are affected by this change.
- The program ends unless Congress votes to explicitly keep it, taking effect upon enactment.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating Optional Practical Training affect U.S. employers' ability to fill specialized roles that currently rely on foreign graduates?
- 02
What evidence suggests that ending OPT would create more job opportunities for American citizens versus potentially driving international talent and companies abroad?
- 03
Which industries and regions that depend on OPT workers would face the greatest disruption if this program were eliminated?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-9
Paul A. Gosar
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
35/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-25
Joining the bill
Tim Burchett
R-TN-2 · original
Andrew Ogles
R-TN-5 · original
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26 · original
Harriet M. Hageman
R-WY · original
Chip Roy
R-TX-21 · original
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original
Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original
Barry Moore
R-AL-1 · original
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4
Mike Collins
R-GA-10
Anna Paulina Luna
R-FL-13
Troy E. Nehls
R-TX-22
+ 23 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-03-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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