I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1220 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of 
State to increase the fee imposed on aliens filing an application abroad 
for a visa authorizing admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant 
described in section 101(a)(15)(B) who are nationals of certain countries, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2025 
Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. GILL of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct 
the Secretary of State to increase the fee imposed on 
aliens filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing 
admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) who are nationals of 
certain countries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fee Increases for 
Reckless Mismanagement Act of 2025’’ or ‘‘FIRM Act of 
2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT VISA 
APPLICANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 281 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 281A. FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT 
VISA APPLICANTS. 
‘‘(a) FEE INCREASE.—The Secretary of State shall 
increase the fee imposed under section 281 on an alien 
filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing admis-
sion to the United States as a nonimmigrant described 
in section 101(a)(15)(B) in accordance with subsection (b) 
for any alien who is a national of a country with respect 
to which the Secretary determines any of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security has 
reported to the Secretary of State under section 
243(d) that the government of the country has de-
nied or unreasonably delayed accepting an alien who 
is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that 
country after the Secretary of Homeland Security 
asked whether the government would accept the 
alien. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of State has designated the 
country as a state sponsor of international terrorism 
(as such term is defined in section 214(c)(4)(F)(ii)). 
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‘‘(3) The country is listed as a tier 3 country 
in the most recent Trafficking in Persons report of 
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
Persons of the Department of State. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF INCREASE.—The Secretary shall in-
crease the fee described in subsection (a) as follows: 
‘‘(1) If the Secretary determines that the coun-
try meets one of the criteria described in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
increase such fee by not less than 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines that the coun-
try meets two of the criteria described in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
increase such fee by not less than 100 percent. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary determines that the coun-
try meets three of the criteria described in para-
graphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall increase such fee by not less than 150 
percent. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REVIEW.—On the first day of each 
month, the Secretary shall review the determinations 
under subsection (a), to determine whether any increase 
imposed should be reduced, or whether an increase should 
be imposed on nationals of any additional countries.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by 
inserting after the item related to section 281 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘281A. Fee increase for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants.’’. 
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