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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Keep Innovators in America Act

H.R. 8013Introduced Mar 19, 2026Policy area: Immigration

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to codify the Optional Practical Training program.

Sponsor: Rep. Sam Liccardo D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 19, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8013.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 25, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8013, last updated September 25, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Liccardo.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-16 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.