PHDs First Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4867 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4867 To provide lawful permanent resident status and authorized dual intent for certain doctoral degree holders. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2025 Mr. Thanedar (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide lawful permanent resident status and authorized dual intent for certain doctoral degree holders. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Putting Highest Degrees First Act of 2025'' or the ``PHDs First Act''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON PERMANENT RESIDENTS FOR CERTAIN DOCTORAL DEGREE HOLDERS. (a) In General.--Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(F)…