S. 2941

Summary

S. 2941, the Visa Cap Enforcement Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 30, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2941 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 S2941 IS: Visa Cap Enforcement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2941  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   September 30, 2025   Mr. Cotton  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To discontinue certain exceptions from H–1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Visa Cap Enforcement Act  .
2.
Termination of certain exceptions from H–1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation
(a)
Three-Year period
Section 214(g)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:  An alien who has been counted against the numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(A) shall be recounted against such numerical limitation during the fiscal year in which such alien surpasses 3 years in the nonimmigrant status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). .
(b)
Employment by colleges and research institutions
Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
(c)
Change of status to H–1B nonimmigrant
Section 214(l)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking the second sentence.
(d)
Change of employer
Section 214(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(n)(1) ) is amended by inserting  If the new position is approved, such position shall be counted against the numerical limitation under subsection (g)(1)(A).  after  the new petition is adjudicated. .

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A bill to discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation.

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 2941, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Bernie Moreno

Sen. · R–OH · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2026

Tommy Tuberville

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 6, 2026

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Committees

S. 2941 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Sep 30, 2025

Actions

S. 2941 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

Votes

S. 2941 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2941 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Visa Cap Enforcement Act — Display Title
• Visa Cap Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to discontinue certain exceptions from H-1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named S. 2941 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Defense, Education, Science/Technology.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2941 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2941’s is Immigration.

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