would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years
Pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years.
Occurrences
Reducing the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminating existing exemptions
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
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
Ending Optional Practical Training (OPT); Prohibiting federal agencies from sponsoring or employing nonimmigrant workers
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.
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Evidence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I have decided to continue to impose the limitations set forth in Proclamation 10973 on the entry into the United States by certain nonimmigrant workers.
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Last Action Date Listed April 22, 2026 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
Assessments
The claim is an outcome promise to pause issuance of H-1B visas for three years. Verified evidence shows Crane materially advanced the idea by introducing H.R. 8443 on April 22, 2026, and the bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, but introduction/referral is effort rather than enactment. The separate White House proclamation continued certain nonimmigrant-worker entry limitations for 12 months, not a three-year pause on all H-1B issuance, and the verified passage does not show Crane materially caused that action. With no verified enactment or expired deadline as of 2026-09-22, the outcome remains unresolved.
Crane materially advanced the idea by introducing H.R. 8443, which sought a three-year pause on H-1B visa issuance, but the evidence only shows introduction and referral to committee. There is no record here of passage, enactment, or implementation, so the promise was not delivered.
Crane made a concrete same-term legislative attempt by introducing H.R. 8443, the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which directly matched the promise to pause H-1B visa issuance for three years. However, the evidence shows only introduction and referral to committee, with no enactment or implemented federal pause. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered, but Crane did seriously attempt it legislatively, this should be scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.