House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
OPT Fair Tax Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include optional practical training for F-1 visa holders as employment for purposes of taxes under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act and the Social Security Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Grothman R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8972.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GROTHMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3725):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8972, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8972
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman.
- H.R. 5346 (119th) Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act
- H.R. 8428 (119th) Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
- H.R. 7362 (119th) Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
- H.R. 3342 (119th) BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act
- H.R. 2299 (119th) Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
- H.R. 8736 (119th) Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
Related bills
- S. 2940 (119th) OPT Fair Tax ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.