Bill Details
S.1086 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-03-14
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Sponsors
8
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This bill would stop people who are nationals of China from getting certain U.S. visas used for studying or research. In simple terms, it would block Chinese nationals from coming to the United States as nonimmigrant students or exchange visitors for the purpose of attending school or doing research. The bill amends current immigration law and is meant to apply to education and research-related visas.
- It would bar Chinese nationals from receiving F, J, or M visas for study or research.
- F visas are commonly used by students at U.S. schools and colleges.
- J visas are used for exchange visitors, such as researchers, teachers, and some scholars.
- M visas are used for certain vocational or nonacademic training programs.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1086 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1086
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission
of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 14, 2025
Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission
of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Chinese Communist Prying by
Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025'' or the
``Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADMISSION OF CHINESE NATIONALS AS NONIMMIGRANT
STUDENTS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Prohibition on Admission of Chinese Nationals as Nonimmigrant
Students.--An alien who is a national of the People's Republic of China
may not be issued a visa or otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M), for the purpose of conducting
research or pursuing a course of study.''.
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