S. 4834

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4834 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4834

To limit expenditures for foreign student work authorizations, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 18, 2026

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To limit expenditures for foreign student work authorizations, 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 ``Prioritizing American Talent Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR FOREIGN STUDENT WORK 
AUTHORIZATIONS.

(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security, including 
amounts in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account established under 
section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1356(m)), may be obligated or expended to adjudicate, process, approve, 
renew, or extend any application for employment authorization for an 
alien described in section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) unless such employment is expressly authorized by an Act 
of Congress.
(b) Rescission.--The unobligated balances of amounts in the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines are reasonably attributable to fees collected for 
the adjudication, processing, approval, renewal, or extension of 
applications for employment authorization not authorized by an Act of 
Congress, as described in subsection (a), are hereby rescinded.
(c) Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
determine the amount required to be rescinded under subsection (b).
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