S. 2928 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 29, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2928
1st SessionS. 2928
A BILL
H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Introduced Sep 29, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 29, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Title I — H–1B visa fraud and abuse protections · Subtitle A — H–1B employer application requirements · 10
- Sec. 101Modification of application requirementsNo change
- Sec. 102New application requirementsNo change
- Sec. 103Application review requirementsNo change
- Sec. 104H–1B visa allocationNo change
- Sec. 105H–1B workers employed by institutions of higher educationNo change
- Sec. 106Specialty occupation to require an actual degreeNo change
- Sec. 107Labor condition application feeNo change
- Sec. 108H–1B subpoena authority for the Department of LaborNo change
- Sec. 109Limitation on extension of H–1B petitionNo change
- Sec. 110Elimination of B–1 visas in lieu of H–1 visasNo change
Title I — H–1B visa fraud and abuse protections · Subtitle B — Investigation and disposition of complaints against H–1B employers · 6
- Sec. 111General modification of procedures for investigation and dispositionNo change
- Sec. 112Investigation, working conditions, and penaltiesNo change
- Sec. 113Waiver requirementsNo change
- Sec. 114Initiation of investigationsNo change
- Sec. 115Information sharingNo change
- Sec. 116Conforming amendmentNo change
Title I — H–1B visa fraud and abuse protections · Subtitle C — Other protections · 6
- Sec. 121Posting available positions through the Department of LaborNo change
- Sec. 122Transparency and report on wage systemNo change
- Sec. 123Requirements for information for H–1B and L–1 nonimmigrantsNo change
- Sec. 124Additional Department of Labor employeesNo change
- Sec. 125Technical correctionNo change
- Sec. 126ApplicationNo change
Title II — L–1 visa fraud and abuse protections · 12
- Sec. 201Prohibition on displacement of United States workers and restricting outplacement of L–1 nonimmigrantsNo change
- Sec. 202L–1 employer petition requirements for employment at new officesNo change
- Sec. 203Cooperation with Secretary of StateNo change
- Sec. 204Investigation and disposition of complaints against L–1 employersNo change
- Sec. 205Wage rate and working conditions for L–1 nonimmigrantsNo change
- Sec. 206PenaltiesNo change
- Sec. 207Prohibition on retaliation against L–1 nonimmigrantsNo change
- Sec. 208Adjudication by Department of Homeland Security of petitions under blanket petitionNo change
- Sec. 209Reports on employment-based nonimmigrantsNo change
- Sec. 210Specialized knowledgeNo change
- Sec. 211Technical amendmentsNo change
- Sec. 212ApplicationNo change