American Tech Workforce Act of 2025

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-08-25 — Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions: cross-connection with h1b-cap-subject-petition-fee: Both would materially raise the effective cost of hiring H-1B workers, one via a filing fee and the other via wage/workforce requirements. (novelty: 4)
2026-07-23 — A bill 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.: cross-connection with h1b-visa-issuance-pause: Both proposals seek to restrict H-1B issuance in the name of protecting U.S. tech workers; the pause bill would freeze issuance pending new limits, while the American Tech Workforce Act imposes structural conditions. (novelty: 2)
2025-09-16 — American Tech Workforce Act of 2025: S2821 (119th Congress) introduced in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; no substantive action beyond referral reported. (novelty: 2)