Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy

1615-AD00 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Reforming the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose to reform the H-1B program by revising eligibility for cap exemptions, providing greater scrutiny for employers that have violated program requirements, and increasing oversight over third party placements, among other provisions. These changes are intended to improve the integrity of the H-1B nonimmigrant program and better protect U.S. workers’ wages and working conditions.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 CFR 214.2(h) 6 U.S.C. 101 6 U.S.C. 111 6 U.S.C. 112 6 U.S.C 202 8 U.S.C 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 8 U.S.C 1103(a) 8 U.S.C 1184(c) 8 U.S.C. 1182(n) 8 U.S.C 1184(a), (c), (g) 8 U.S.C 1184(i) 8 U.S.C. 1258 8 U.S.C 1357(b) ... No NPRM 12/00/2025 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Paul Buono Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009