High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6305 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6305 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H-1B nonimmigrant visas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 25, 2025 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H-1B nonimmigrant visas, 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 ``High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act''. SEC. 2. H-1B NONIMMIGRANT REFORM. (a) Numerical Limitations.--Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking ``65,000'' and inserting ``130,000''; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, until the number of aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000''. (b) Expansion of H-1B-Dependent Employer.--Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i)-- (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``25'' and inserting ``50''; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``7'' and inserting ``12''; (2) in clause (ii)-- (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``at least 26 but not more than 50'' and inserting ``at least 51 but no