{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-end-h-1b-visa-loophole-for-universities", "Cotton Introduces Bill to End H-1B Visa Loophole for Universities", "2025-07-31", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler orPatrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nJuly 31, 2025\n\nCotton Introduces Bill to End H-1B Visa Loophole for Universities\n\nWashington, DC \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Colleges for the American People (CAP Act), which would remove the H1-B visa cap exemption for foreigners employed by colleges and universities.\n\nUnder current law, foreign professors hired by colleges and universities are exempt from the Department of State\u2019s permitted 65,000 H-1B specialty-occupation visas\u2014allowing them to hire an unlimited number of foreign workers. The CAP Act would require all prospective university hires to compete for an H-1B visa under the standard 65,000-visa cap. Congressman Tom Tiffany (Wisconsin-07) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cCollege and universities shouldn\u2019t get special treatment to bring in more woke administrators and professors from around the world. In addition to securing our southern border, it\u2019s also past time to fix our broken legal immigration system. Getting rid of this loophole is a good place to start,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cInstead of importing foreign labor, American universities need to invest in developing their own students for roles in leadership and teaching. The CAP Act makes sure American graduates get those opportunities,\u201d said Congressman Tom Tiffany.\n\nText of the bill can be found here.\n\nThe Colleges for American People Act would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-end-h-1b-visa-loophole-for-universities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8835999760776758, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}