3.0.0 979 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z Senate S S 2023-03-27 118 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-27T20:31:17Z 2023-03-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S957-964) IntroReferral 2023-03-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Chuck Grassley R IA 2023-03-27 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2023-03-27 True T000278 Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Tommy Tuberville R AL 2023-03-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-03-27 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-03-27 True Immigration Immigration 2023-04-13T15:45:14Z

00 2023-03-27 Introduced in Senate 2023-12-02T01:45:20Z <p><b>H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill modifies requirements related to H-1B (specialty occupation) and L-1 (intracompany transfers) nonimmigrant visas and contains related provisions. </p> <p>Provisions relating to H-1B visas include</p> <ul> <li>requiring the Department of Labor to review petitions for indicators of fraud or misrepresentation of material fact; </li> <li>requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize certain petitions, with top priority for workers with advanced degrees in science, technology, or engineering; </li> <li>requiring an H-1B worker to possess at minimum a bachelor's degree to meet specialty occupation requirements (currently, relevant experience may be used instead); and</li> <li> prohibiting an individual classifiable in certain H-1B categories from obtaining a B-1 (temporary business visitor) visa. </li> </ul> <p>Provisions relating to L-1 visas include</p> <ul> <li>requiring a waiver from Labor for an L-1 worker to be primarily stationed with an employer other than the petitioning employer; </li> <li>prohibiting an individual from receiving an L-1 visa to open or be employed in a new office if the individual has received two or more such visas in the last two years; and </li> <li>increasing the L-1 worker minimum wage to the highest of certain amounts, such as the median wage for the worker's occupational classification in the area of employment (currently, an L-1 worker must be paid at least the higher of the federal or state minimum wage). </li> </ul> <p>In regards to both visas, the bill (1) expands the authority of DHS and Labor to take various enforcement actions, and (2) directs DHS to conduct annual audits of a certain percentage of employers. </p>

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