Pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years.

would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years

The bill seeks a three-year moratorium on new H-1B visas.

Rep. Crane Introduces Legislation to Pause and Reform the Broken H-1B Visa Process – Eli Crane
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Reducing the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminating existing exemptions

The proposal would sharply lower the visa cap and remove current carve-outs.

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Replacing the lottery system with a wage-based selection system; Requiring employers to certify they cannot find a qualified American worker and have not conducted layoffs

The bill would change visa allocation rules and add employer certification requirements.

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Setting a minimum H-1B wage of $200,000 per year; Barring H-1B workers from holding multiple jobs and prohibiting third-party staffing agencies from employing them; Disallowing H-1B workers from bringing dependents to the United States; Prohibiting ... adjusting status to permanent residency; Requiring nonimmigrants to depart the United States before changing to another nonimmigrant status

The proposal would tighten worker eligibility, compensation, family, and status rules.

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Ending Optional Practical Training (OPT); Prohibiting federal agencies from sponsoring or employing nonimmigrant workers

The bill would eliminate OPT and bar federal agency sponsorship or employment of nonimmigrant workers.

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Today, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years and implement significant reforms when the program resumes.

Crane introduced legislation to pause H-1B visa issuance for three years and add reforms when the program resumes.

Press Releases – Eli Crane
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Crane introduced H.R. 8443, the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which would pause H-1B visa issuance until certain limitations are implemented.

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Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years and implement significant reforms when the program resumes.

Official House press release confirms Crane took concrete legislative action toward the three-year H-1B pause by introducing the bill on April 22, 2026.

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Press Releases – Eli Crane
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This is an unrelated GovInfo bill record example from the House bill database format, but no GovInfo record for Crane's H.R. 8443 was surfaced in the lookback search; no official enactment, passage, or committee action for the H-1B pause bill was found in the searched official records during the window.

No official enacted or advanced legislative record for the H-1B pause bill was found in the searched official sources during the lookback window, so the claim remains unresolved beyond introduction.

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H.R. 7556 (IH) - Pensions for All Act - BILLS-119hr7556ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Action: Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Self, Mr. Ogles, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Full title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a pause on the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations on the issuance thereof are implemented.

GovInfo confirms the bill was introduced and referred to committee, matching the proposed three-year pause concept but showing only legislative introduction, not fulfilled policy delivery.

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H.R. 8443 (IH) - End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8443ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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