House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Optional Practical Training Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 25, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2315.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 54, March 25, 2025, Page H1274):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2315, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
39 cosponsors — 39 Republicans
0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Brian Jack (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Riley Moore (R-WV), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.