Skip to content
Hill Policy
position ยท 2026

End the Optional Practical Training program

Paul Gosar supports the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, which would terminate the federal Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. OPT allows international students to work in the United States for up to three years after completing their studies. Gosar says the program puts American graduates at a disadvantage.

Context: The source describes a reintroduced bill, not an enacted change.

In their own words

a bill aimed at terminating the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program

The source

Gosar reintroduces bill to end post-graduate work program for ...

Published: Original date not established; campaign context manually checked
Retrieved: 11/12/2026