S 5097 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a pause on the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations on the issuance thereof are implemented.

Introduced: July 23, 2026 Introduced by: Sheehy, Tim Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

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Jul 23, 2026

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Jul 23, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cosponsors 1

Moreno, Bernie

Ohio · Jul 23, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5097: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a pause on the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations on the issuance thereof are implemented.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5097/

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"S. 5097: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a pause on the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations on the issuance thereof are implemented.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5097/.

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S. 5097, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5097/.

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[S. 5097: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a pause on the issuance of H-1B visas until certain limitations on the issuance thereof are implemented.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5097/)