Senate resolution seeks to block ICE rule on student stay limits
Placed on the calendarS.J.Res. 213Latest action
Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin · Senator · IL
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Official title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".
119th Congress
Topics: Immigration
Introduced:
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This resolution would cancel ICE's new rule setting fixed stay limits for international students and exchange visitors.
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What does this do?
This bill would cancel an ICE regulation from July 2026 that replaced the current "duration of status" system with a fixed end date and extension process for international students, exchange visitors, and foreign media. If enacted, the older system allowing these visitors to stay as long as they maintain qualifying status would remain in place.
Who does it affect?
International students, exchange program participants, and foreign journalists in the U.S., along with the schools and organizations that sponsor them.
Why does it matter?
Without this rule change, sponsoring schools and organizations would continue operating under existing status-based rules instead of adjusting to new fixed-term limits and extension procedures.
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Based on the “Placed on Calendar Senate” text of Sep 17, 2026.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedSep 14, 2026
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 17, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.