H.R. 2315: Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-25 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025

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Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025 This bill eliminates the Optional Practical Training Program or any successor program, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a program. (The program provides an F-1 student visa holder temporary employment authorization before or after completion of the student's studies, or both.)

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Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · 40 cosponsors

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Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Collins (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Ben Cline (R-VA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Randy Fine (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), Tony Wied (R-WI), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Cory Mills (R-FL), Brian Jack (R-GA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), August Pfluger (R-TX), Matt Van Epps (R-TN), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2315.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2315 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills