CAP Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2567

119th Congress

CAP Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 31, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Cotton

Senator

Republican

AR

Cosponsors

1

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Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

This bill would eliminate a special exemption that currently allows colleges and universities to hire unlimited numbers of H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual cap on H-1B visas. Under current law, institutions of higher education can hire foreign workers on H-1B visas without being subject to the numerical limits that apply to most other employers, and this bill would remove that exemption.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorTom Cotton (R-AR)

Introduced7/31/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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CAP Act of 2025

This bill would eliminate a special exemption that currently allows colleges and universities to hire unlimited numbers of H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual cap on H-1B visas. Under current law, institutions of higher education can hire for

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This bill would eliminate a special exemption that currently allows colleges and universities to hire unlimited numbers of H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual cap on H-1B visas. Under current law, institutions of higher education can hire foreign workers on H-1B visas without being subject to the numerical limits that apply to most other employers, and this bill would remove that exemption.

Bill Number: 2567
Sponsor: Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Introduced: 7/31/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Title: CAP Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2567
Sponsor: Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 7/31/2025
Summary: This bill would eliminate a special exemption that currently allows colleges and universities to hire unlimited numbers of H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual cap on H-1B visas. Under current law, institutions of higher education can hire foreign workers on H-1B visas without being

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would eliminate a special exemption that currently allows colleges and universities to hire unlimited numbers of H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual cap on H-1B visas. Under current law, institutions of higher education can hire foreign workers on H-1B visas without being subject to the numerical limits that apply to most other employers, and this bill would remove that exemption.

Last updated: 3/4/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill removes the exemption that allows colleges and universities to hire H-1B visa workers without counting against the annual visa cap.
Currently, H-1B visas are limited to a certain number each year, but higher education institutions are exempt from this limit.
If passed, colleges and universities would have to compete for H-1B visas within the same numerical limits as private companies and other employers.
The change would affect foreign workers hired by colleges and universities for specialty occupations, such as researchers, professors, and technical staff.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily affect colleges and universities that hire foreign workers, as well as the foreign nationals seeking employment at these institutions. Higher education institutions would face new constraints on hiring international employees, potentially making it harder to recruit foreign talent for academic and research positions. Foreign workers seeking jobs at universities would compete within the same limited pool of H-1B visas available to all employers.