HR10643Referred to Committee

H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-10-01
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Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (668 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-01

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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10643 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10643 To increase penalties for certain violations of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2026 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Self, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase penalties for certain violations of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS H-1B VIOLATIONS. Section 212(n)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(C)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii)-- (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``at least 2 years'' and inserting ``at least 5 years''; and (2) in clause (iii)-- (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``$35,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``at least 3 years'' and inserting ``at least 10 years''. SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD. Section 274C(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324c(d)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not less than $250 and not more than $2,000'' and inserting ``not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000'' and inserting ``not less than $20,000 and not more than $50,000''. <all>
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