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Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025

U.S. Congress · HR2627 · In Committee

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HR2627 · U.S. Congress · In Committee

Introduced 2025-04-03. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary (plain-language)

Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 This bill addresses issues relating to non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) with advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, including exempting certain such individuals from direct limitations on the number of immigrant visas granted per year. To be exempt from the annual numerical limitations on immigrant visas, the individual must (1) have earned a master's level or higher degree in certain STEM fields while in the United States attending an accredited higher education institution, (2) be employed (or have an offer) to perform work directly related to the degree and earn higher than the median wage for that occupation, and (3) meet certain labor certification requirements. The bill also allows an individual seeking a nonimmigrant F-1 (student) visa for an advanced STEM degree to obtain the nonimmigrant visa even if the individual seeks lawful permanent resident status. (Generally, an individual may be denied a nonimmigrant visa if the individual actually intends to seek immigrant status, unless dual intent is allowed for that visa.) Under this bill, to be approved for an F-1 visa for an advanced STEM degree, the applicant must apply for the visa before beginning the advanced degree program. The bill also requires an individual who is inside the United States and applying for an F-1 visa for an advanced STEM degree to undergo the same vetting (e.g., verifying academic credentials and undergoing background checks) as an individual applying from outside the United States.

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Action History

DateAction
2025-04-03Introduced in House
2025-04-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Lobbying on this bill

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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.

Registrant (lobbying firm)ClientPeriodReported quarterly amountExtraction
TIBER CREEK GROUP INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF OPTICS AND PHOTONICS Q2 2026 $50,000 Explicit
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC Q2 2026 $190,000 Explicit
INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. Q2 2026 $390,000 Explicit
TIBER CREEK GROUP INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF OPTICS AND PHOTONICS Q1 2026 $50,000 Explicit
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS Q1 2026 $111,000 Probable
CORNELL UNIVERSITY CORNELL UNIVERSITY Q1 2026 $180,000 Probable
INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. Q1 2026 $410,000 Explicit
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Q1 2026 $140,000 Explicit
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC Q1 2026 $170,000 Explicit

Source: Senate LDA filings.