H-1B Visa Issuance Pause & Limitations
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-25 — Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions: cross-connection with h1b-cap-subject-petition-fee: Both are recent DHS actions that raise the cost or restrict use of the H-1B program for cap-subject employers. (novelty: 4)
- 2026-06-17 — Expanded Consular Fellows Act of 2026: cross-connection with expanded-consular-fellows-act: Consular workforce capacity is directly relevant to visa issuance throughput affected by H-1B processing constraints. (novelty: 2)
- 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.: S.5097 (119th Congress) introduced and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; would amend the INA to pause H-1B visa issuance until specified issuance limitations are implemented. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
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.
23-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces