Senate panels advance bill to restrict noncitizen hiring at state universities

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Legislation to bar new employment contracts with H1-B visa holders from certain countries made its way through an Iowa Senate subcommittee and the chamber’s workforce committee Wednesday with concerns from some about legal repercussions.

House File 2513, passed out of the House with a 68-27 vote last week, would bar state universities from entering into employment contracts with “citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism” holding an H-1B visa, …

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