{"id":34237,"date":"2026-10-08T18:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34237"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:05:34","slug":"us-house-bill-proposes-raising-serious-h-1b-violation-fines-from-35000-to-250000-and-extending-employer-bans-from-at-least-3-years-to-10-years-as-washingtons-visa-crackdown-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34237","title":{"rendered":"US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies\ufeff | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134797071,imgsize-760437,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-visa.jpg\" alt=\"US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies\" title=\"US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies.\">US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Republican lawmaker in the US House has introduced legislation that would significantly increase the penalties facing employers found to have committed serious violations of the H-1B visa programme, as scrutiny of the foreign-worker system grows under the Trump administration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, introduced by Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne on October 1, proposes raising the maximum fine for serious violations from $35,000 to $250,000. It would also extend the period during which companies could be barred from participating in immigration programmes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The bill is part of a wider effort in Congress and the Trump administration to tighten oversight of the H-1B system, which allows US employers to hire foreign workers for specialised occupations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Proposed penalties would rise sharply<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Under Van Duyne&#8217;s proposal, the minimum ban on employers found responsible for serious H-1B violations would increase from three years to 10 years. The legislation would also raise the fine for another category of violations from $5,000 to $100,000, while extending the minimum exclusion period from two years to five years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The bill also targets fraudulent documentation. Penalties currently ranging from $250 to $2,000 would increase to between $1,000 and $10,000. Another existing fine range of $2,000 to $5,000 would rise to between $20,000 and $50,000.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Van Duyne has argued that stronger financial penalties are necessary to deter employers from deliberately breaking H-1B rules and to protect American workers. She has previously sought investigations into suspected H-1B fraud in North Texas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Bill still needs approval from Congress<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Van Duyne&#8217;s legislation is not yet law. It has been introduced in the House and sent to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Five other Texas Republicans, Brandon Gill, Pete Sessions, Keith Self, Brian Babin and Pat Fallon, are listed as cosponsors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>For the proposed penalties to take effect, the legislation would have to pass both the House and Senate and then receive the president&#8217;s signature.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>H-1B programme faces wider changes<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The proposal follows a broader push by the Trump administration to tighten rules around the H-1B program.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>In 2025, the administration introduced a $100,000 payment for certain H-1B workers entering the US. <!-- -->A federal judge struck down the measure in June, and the administration has appealed the decision.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The Department of Homeland Security has also proposed a $103,265 fee for certain cap-subject H-1B petitions in addition to existing filing costs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Other proposed changes concern how applicants are selected for H-1B visas. The administration has also sought to remove a provision that gives certain foreign workers up to 60 days to remain in the US after losing their jobs.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-house-bill-proposes-raising-serious-h-1b-violation-fines-from-35000-to-250000-and-extending-employer-bans-from-at-least-3-years-to-10-years-as-washingtons-visa-crackdown-intensifies\/articleshow\/134796921.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington\u2019s visa crackdown intensifies. 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