https://crane.house.gov/2026/04/22/rep-crane-introduces-legislation-to-pause-and-reform-the-broken-h-1b-visa-process/
Reps. Brian Babin (R-TX), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Keith Self (R-TX), and Andy Ogles (R-TN) have signed on as original cosponsors.
It seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. It calls for a three-year halt on new H-1B visas. It also proposes that those holding H-1B visas slowly leave the United States during this time. After the period ends, H-1Bs will resume, albeit with more stringent rules and in fewer numbers.
It mandates employers to certify that they cannot find a qualified American worker to fill the job and that they have not undertaken layoffs. It also calls for a minimum wage for H-1Bs of $200,000 per year
“American workers are being replaced, and cheap foreign labor is the cause. We will not bow down to the corporations, and we will not let Americans become strangers in their own country. End the H-1B scam,” Rep. Ogles added.