Contact Congress about H.J.Res. 22: Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers".

This bill would stop a new Homeland Security rule for H-1B workers, F-1 students, and other temporary workers. It would keep the older visa rules in place instead.

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Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers". is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.J.Res. 22: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups that use temporary work or student visa programs. That includes employers hiring H-1B workers, schools with F-1 students, international students, and other temporary foreign workers. It also affects the Department of Homeland Security because the agency could not use the blocked rule.

Why this matters: This matters because the bill would stop planned changes to visa programs that many employers, schools, students, and workers use. It would keep the system closer to the old rules. That could avoid unwanted changes for some people. It could also block updates meant to make the programs work better. The resolution itself does not spell out the rule’s details, so the exact effects are not clear from this bill alone.

Key provisions in H.J.Res. 22

• Congress would use the Congressional Review Act to reject a federal agency rule. That law lets Congress cancel some recent rules.
• The bill targets one Homeland Security rule. It is titled “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers” and was published at 89 Federal Register 103054.
• If the bill becomes law, the Homeland Security rule would have no legal effect. The agency could not use it.
• The bill does not create new visa policies. It only cancels the one rule named in the resolution.
• The older immigration laws would stay in place. Earlier rules that applied before this Homeland Security rule would also stay in place.

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What is H.J.Res. 22?

This bill would stop a new Homeland Security rule for H-1B workers, F-1 students, and other temporary workers. It would keep the older visa rules in place instead.

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