美国众议院的一项新共和党法案将大幅提高对被发现犯有严重H-1B签证违规行为的雇主的处罚，最高罚款将从35,000美元提高至250,000美元，因为特朗普政府和立法者正在加强对外国劳工项目的审查。由得克萨斯州共和党众议员贝斯·范杜恩于10月1日提出的《H-1B签证欺诈打击法案》还将延长对违反移民规定的公司的禁令期限。
A new Republican bill in the US House would sharply increase penalties for employers found to have committed serious H-1B visa violations, raising the maximum fine from $35,000 to $250,000 as the Trump administration and lawmakers intensify scrutiny of the foreign-worker program. The H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, introduced by Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne on October 1, would also lengthen bans on companies that violate immigration rules.
该提案是在更广泛的收紧对H-1B签证监督的推动下提出的，H-1B签证允许美国雇主为专业职业雇佣外国工人。范杜恩认为，需要加强处罚力度以威慑雇主滥用该项目并保护美国工人。特朗普政府提出对国际学生收取70,000美元的OPT费用：有哪些变化以及为什么印度学生可能受到严重影响 H-1B雇主可能面临250,000美元罚款 根据该法案，严重H-1B违规行为的处罚将从35,000美元提高至250,000美元，而违规者被禁止参与移民项目的最短期限将从三年延长至十年。
The proposal comes amid a broader push to tighten oversight of H-1B visas, which allow US employers to hire foreign workers for specialty occupations. Van Duyne has argued that stronger penalties are needed to deter employers from abusing the program and to protect US workers. Trump administration proposes $70,000 OPT fee for international students: What changes and why Indians may be hit hard H-1B employers could face $250,000 fineUnder the bill, penalties for serious H-1B violations would rise from $35,000 to $250,000, while the minimum period during which a violator could be barred from participating in immigration programs would increase from three years to 10 years.
对于另一类违规行为，罚款将从5,000美元提高至100,000美元，最短禁令期限将从两年延长至五年。该立法还将提高文件欺诈的处罚。目前罚款范围为250美元至2,000美元的将提高至1,000美元至10,000美元；另一个现有范围为2,000美元至5,000美元的将提高至20,000美元至50,000美元。范杜恩表示，该措施旨在对故意违反H-1B规定的雇主施加更严厉的财务后果。
For another category of violations, the fine would rise from $5,000 to $100,000 and the minimum ban from two years to five years. The legislation would also increase penalties for document fraud. Fines currently ranging from $250 to $2,000 would rise to between $1,000 and $10,000.
她之前曾呼吁对北德克萨斯州可能存在的H-1B欺诈行为展开调查。美国将在线申请作为许多移民表格的强制要求：申请人需要了解的数字化转型信息。H-1B打击行动正值特朗普政府进行更广泛变动之际。该立法提案的出台正值政府正在推动对H-1B项目进行多项修改。2025年对某些进入美国的H-1B工人征收的10万美元费用曾被联邦法官在六月叫停，政府正在对该裁决提出上诉。
Another existing range of $2,000 to $5,000 would increase to between $20,000 and $50,000. Van Duyne said the measure is intended to impose tougher financial consequences on employers that deliberately violate H-1B rules. She has previously called for investigations into possible H-1B fraud in North Texas.US to make online filing mandatory for many immigration forms: What applicants need to know about the digital shiftH-1B crackdown comes amid wider Trump administration changesThe proposed legislation arrives as the administration pursues several changes to the H-1B program.A $100,000 payment imposed in 2025 on certain H-1B workers entering the US was struck down by a federal judge in June, with the administration appealing the ruling.
与此同时，国土安全部已提出对某些受年度上限限制的H-1B申请征收103,265美元费用的建议，该费用需由雇主在现有申请费之外额外支付。政府还提出了修改H-1B选拔方式的方案，并试图废除一项允许某些外籍工人在失业后仍可在美国停留最多60天的规定。H-1B项目已成为特朗普政治联盟内部的一个分歧点。一些移民强硬派主张加强限制，认为该项目可能会取代美国工人；而科技公司则认为H-1B签证是从海外招聘高技能工人的重要途径，并予以辩护。
Separately, the Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $103,265 fee on certain cap-subject H-1B petitions, to be paid by employers in addition to existing filing fees. The administration has also proposed changes to H-1B selection and sought to end a rule that allows certain foreign workers to remain in the US for up to 60 days after losing their jobs. The H-1B program has become a point of disagreement within Trump's political coalition. Some immigration hard-liners have pushed for tighter restrictions, arguing that the program can displace US workers, while technology companies have defended H-1B visas as an important route for recruiting highly skilled workers from overseas.
该法案尚未成为法律。H-1B签证欺诈打击法案目前仅为提案阶段。该法案已在美国众议院提出并提交众议院司法委员会审议。其他五名得克萨斯州共和党众议员——布兰登·吉尔、皮特·塞申斯、基思·塞尔夫、布莱恩·巴宾和帕特·法伦——被列为共同提案人。该法案需先通过众议院和参议院，再由总统签署，方可使所提议的更高处罚生效。
Bill is not law yetThe H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act is only a proposal at this stage. It has been introduced in the House and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Five other Texas Republicans, Brandon Gill, Pete Sessions, Keith Self, Brian Babin and Pat Fallon, are listed as cosponsors. The bill would need to clear the House and Senate and be signed by the president before the proposed higher penalties could take effect.
该提案是众议院多项旨在对基于就业的移民进行重大修改的立法之一。本届国会期间提出的其他法案曾建议减少H-1B名额、修改薪资要求或改变该项目通往永久居留的途径。
The measure is one of several congressional proposals seeking significant changes to employment-based immigration. Other bills introduced this Congress have proposed reducing H-1B admissions, changing salary requirements or altering the program's path to permanent residency.