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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6487 
To prohibit the issuance of certain visas to nationals of the People’s Republic 
of China, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2025 
Mr. HARRIGAN (for himself and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the issuance of certain visas to nationals of 
the People’s Republic of China, 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 ‘‘Securing Education 
and Critical U.S. Research and Employment in STEM Act 
of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SECURE STEM Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VISA ISSUANCES. 
(a) VISA INELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as provided in subsection (c), 
the Secretary of State may not issue a visa to, and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the 
United States, a covered foreign national who is seeking 
admission to the United States under a covered visa cat-
egory. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITION AT NATIONAL LAB-
ORATORIES.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, a national research laboratory may not employ a cov-
ered foreign national who is present in the United States 
under a covered visa category on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—The Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly 
waive the application of subsections (a) and (b) with re-
spect to a specific individual if the Secretaries determine 
that such a waiver is in the National interest of the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign 
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Relations of the Senate, a biannual report, including, for 
the previous 180-day period— 
(1) the total number of waivers granted under 
section 2(c); 
(2) a summary of the justification for each 
waiver; and 
(3) biographical information about each recipi-
ent of such a waiver, including any prior affiliation 
with foreign state-sponsored institutions. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered visa category’’ means a 
nonimmigrant visa issued under any of the following: 
(A) Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)). 
(B) Section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(O)(i)). 
(C) Section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigra-
tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(J)). 
(D) Section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M)) (student visas). 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered foreign national’’ means 
an alien who is a national of any of the following: 
(A) The People’s Republic of China. 
(B) The Russian Federation. 
(C) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(D) The Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
(E) The Republic of Cuba. 
(3) The term ‘‘national research laboratory’’ 
means a ‘‘Federal laboratory’’ as such term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Stevenson–Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703). 
SEC. 5. RULES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall make such rules 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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