Introduce legislation to permanently prohibit DHS from funding the Optional Practical Training program.

Rick Scott · Florida · Republican

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introduced the Prioritizing American Talent Act, which would permanently prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from funding the Optional Practical Training Program (OPT).

Scott says he introduced a bill to defund the Optional Practical Training program by permanently blocking DHS funding for it.

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Evidence

Sen. Rick Scott's official June 18, 2026 press release says he introduced the Prioritizing American Talent Act, which would permanently prohibit DHS from funding the Optional Practical Training Program (OPT).

Official Senate office statement documents the promised legislative introduction and states the bill's goal was to end DHS funding for OPT.

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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Legislation to Defund Optional Practical Training Pro...
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delivered same_term

The promise was to introduce legislation, not to enact it. Official evidence from Rick Scott's Senate office states that on June 18, 2026, he introduced the Prioritizing American Talent Act to permanently prohibit DHS from funding the Optional Practical Training program. That matches the promised action and substance, so the promise was delivered in his current Senate term.

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