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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2147 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2147
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission
of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Perry, Mr.
Nehls, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. McDowell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission
of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Chinese Communist Prying by
Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025'' or the
``Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADMISSION OF CHINESE NATIONALS AS NONIMMIGRANT
STUDENTS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Prohibition on Admission of Chinese Nationals as Nonimmigrant
Students.--An alien who is a national of the People's Republic of China
may not be issued a visa or otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M), for the purpose of conducting
research or pursuing a course of study.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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