CAP Act of 2025

The CAP Act of 2025 (Colleges for the American People Act) would repeal a specific provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act known as 214(g)(5)(A) (often described as Section 214(g)(5)(A) in the statute). The short title indicates the bill aims to benefit colleges and universities by removing a numerical limitation tied to employees of institutions of higher education. The bill as introduced contains only the repeal and does not add new policies or alternative mechanisms. In practical terms, repealing this subsection would eliminate whatever caps or restrictions that subsection imposed on higher-education employees under the immigration framework; the exact effect depends on how that subsection interacted with visa programs for university faculty, researchers, and staff. The bill was introduced in the House on July 23, 2025, and referred to the Judiciary Committee; sponsors listed in the text (Mr. Tiffany and Mr. Clyde) indicate its authors.