Advance legislation to increase civil penalties for willful H-1B violations, lengthen H-1B sponsorship bans, strengthen immigration document fraud fines, and reserve the toughest penalties for employers that displace U.S. workers.

Beth Van Duyne · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 91%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Advance the H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act to raise H-1B violation penalties, lengthen sponsorship bans, and increase immigration document fraud fines.. Promised outcome: Employers that commit willful H-1B violations, especially those displacing U.S. workers, would face higher civil penalties, longer sponsorship bans, and stronger document-fraud fines.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Rep. Beth Van Duyne's official House office announcing H.R. 10643 in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Texas's 24th District.

Occurrences

Legislation will raise civil penalties and sponsorship bans for willful H-1B violations with the toughest penalties reserved for employers who displace American workers

Van Duyne's press release presents the H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act as legislation that would raise penalties and sponsorship bans for willful H-1B abuses, especially those involving displacement of American workers.

Van Duyne Introduces H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act Raising Penalties for Abuse in the H-1B Visa Program - Press Releases - United States Representative Beth Van Duyne
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Ms. V AN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. G ILL of Texas, Mr. S ESSIONS, Mr. S ELF, Mr. B ABIN, and Mr. F ALLON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase penalties for certain violations of the H–1B nonimmigrant visa program, and for other purposes.

Van Duyne introduced H.R. 10643, the H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, to increase penalties for certain H-1B program violations and related document fraud.

BILLS-119hr10643ih.pdf
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Evidence

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U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) introduced H.R. 10643, the H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, to increase penalties for willful H-1B violations, extend minimum sponsorship bans, and strengthen fines for immigration document fraud.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Van Duyne announced introduction of H.R. 10643, matching the commitment's core H-1B penalty, sponsorship-ban, and document-fraud provisions during the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Van Duyne Introduces H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act Raising Penalties for Abuse in the H-1B Visa Program - Press Releases - United States Representative Beth Van Duyne
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Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Self, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records the bill as introduced by Van Duyne and referred to Judiciary, showing concrete legislative effort but no enacted outcome as of the listed action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10643 (IH) - H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act - BILLS-119hr10643ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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To increase penalties for certain violations of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, and for other purposes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text states the purpose is to increase penalties for certain H-1B program violations, aligning with the promise's substance.

partial same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10643ih.pdf
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by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would raise the civil penalty cap for covered serious or willful H-1B violations from $5,000 to $100,000.

partial same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10643ih.pdf
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by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’; and

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would increase the higher penalty tier, corresponding to the commitment to reserve tougher penalties for violations involving displaced U.S. workers.

partial same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10643ih.pdf
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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by striking ‘‘at least 3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 10 years’’.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would lengthen an H-1B sponsorship ban for the higher violation tier from at least three years to at least ten years.

partial same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10643ih.pdf
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-07 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment describes legislation that would raise civil penalties and sponsorship bans for willful H-1B violations, reserving the toughest penalties for employers displacing U.S. workers. The only verified outcome evidence shows Van Duyne introduced H.R. 10643 and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. That proves material candidate effort in the same term, but not enactment or an achieved penalty/sponsorship-ban change as of 2026-10-07. Because introduction alone does not fulfill an outcome promise absent enactment, the status remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%