My bill restores integrity to a system that has been exploited for decades by protecting national security, enforcing immigration law, and ensuring the student visa program serves America’s interests. This bill revises the current visa process by establishing firm program end dates and expanding in-person interview requirements to prevent student visa overstays. Additionally, it bars nationals from adversarial nations from studying in the United States, and it requires schools to disclose any financial or institutional ties to the Chinese government. The legislation strengthens enforcement of the system by restricting program transfers and imposing serious penalties... on schools and officials who commit visa fraud.
Tighten student visa rules to prevent abuse, including firm end dates, stronger in-person interviews, restrictions on transfers, disclosure of foreign ties, and penalties for visa fraud.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Gill announced the Student Visa Integrity Act, saying it would address abuses of the student visa process and keep American schools from training adversaries.
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The current press releases page shows May 14, 2026 as the newest recent immigration-related item, a birth-tourism enforcement action, with no later student-visa follow-up visible on the page.
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Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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Aliens admitted to the United States under subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) to pursue a course of study shall be admitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security for a definite period of authorized stay
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conduct an interview, in-person and not by means of remote or virtual technology, of any alien
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to change the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period
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Prohibiting F-1 students at the graduate education level or above from transferring at any point during their program of study, unless an exception is authorized by SEVP for extenuating circumstances
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plaintiffs’ motion for APA § 705 relief, a preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, summary judgment, is GRANTED to the extent that it seeks to postpone the effective date of the Final Rule
Assessments
Gill took concrete action by introducing the Student Visa Integrity Act in his current House term, which is a serious legislative attempt aligned with the promise to tighten student visa rules. But the evidence provided shows only bill introduction and advocacy, not enactment, implementation, or any completed policy change. With no evidence that the promised restrictions and penalties were actually put into effect, this is a failed delivery with meaningful effort rather than a fulfilled promise.