Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The SECURE STEM Act of 2025 restricts visa access for citizens of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba seeking to enter the United States for work or study in science and technology fields. Specifically, it prohibits the State Department from issuing and Homeland Security from admitting nationals from these countries under H-1B specialty occupation visas, O-1 visas for individuals with extraordinary ability, J-1 exchange visas, and F, J, or M student visas. The bill also bars these foreign nationals already in the U.S. under these visa categories from working at federally funded national research laboratories. The Secretaries of State and Homeland Security can jointly waive these restrictions on a case-by-case basis if they determine it serves U.S. national interests, and they must report biannually to Congress on all waivers granted, including the justification and biographical information for each recipient. The bill requires implementation rules to be issued within 90 days of enactment.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.