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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7859

Introduced

Welcoming International Success Act

Sponsor
DBonnie Watson Coleman· New Jersey
Introduced
March 5, 2026
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.March 5, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7859 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7859

To provide that the Proclamation entitled, ``Restriction On Entry Of 
Certain Nonimmigrant Workers'' shall have no force or effect.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2026

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of 
New York, Mr. Moulton, and Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To provide that the Proclamation entitled, ``Restriction On Entry Of 
Certain Nonimmigrant Workers'' shall have no force or effect.

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 ``Welcoming International Success 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NO FORCE AND EFFECT FOR PROCLAMATION RELATING TO H-1B VISAS AND 
WAGE LEVELS.

The Proclamation entitled, ``Restriction On Entry Of Certain 
Nonimmigrant Workers'' and issued on September 19, 2025, shall have no 
force or effect and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to 
carry out such Proclamation.
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