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Some House Republicans Push Back on Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

“I don’t think a president should just be able to arbitrarily change policy,” said Rep. Don Bacon.

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Rep. Don Bacon was one of three Republicans to sign onto a letter critical of the president’s handling of H1-B visas. Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP

By Jackie Llanos

October 22, 2025 03:05 p.m.

Some House Republicans are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.

“I don’t think a president should just be able to arbitrarily change policy that’s significant,” Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska told NOTUS. “In the end, Congress has a huge role when it comes to immigration policy.”

The Nebraska lawmaker is one of three Republicans who signed onto a bipartisan letter Tuesday urging Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to work with lawmakers on changes to the program for high-skilled workers. They specifically took issue with the dramatically higher price tag on employers filing petitions for new H1-B hires, which went into effect on Sept. 21.