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S. 2940 119th Congress Senate

OPT Fair Tax Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include optional practical training for F-1 visa holders and employment for purposes of taxes under the Fe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include optional practical training for F-1 visa holders and employment for purposes of taxes under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act and the Social Security Act.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2940: OPT Fair Tax Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2940/
MLA
"S. 2940: OPT Fair Tax Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2940/.
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S. 2940, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2940/.
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[S. 2940: OPT Fair Tax Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2940/)
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