H.R. 2147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2147 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''. <all>