H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

This bill would reform the H-1B and L-1 visa programs by requiring employers to pay workers at least the highest of three wage standards (local prevailing wage, median wage for all workers in the occupation, or median wage for skill level 2), prohibiting displacement of U.S. workers, and mandating 30-day online job postings before H-1B applications. It limits H-1B extensions to 3 years, eliminates B-1 visas as an alternative to H-1B, and creates new enforcement mechanisms including Department of Labor investigations. Employers would also need to provide H-1B and L-1 workers with benefits on the same basis as U.S. workers. These changes would directly affect employers seeking these visas, foreign workers in these categories, and U.S. workers who might be displaced.