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Federal rules on cultural exchange programs: 35 since January 2024

23 final rules and 12 proposed rules since January 18, 2024, 19 of them marked significant. 3 are open for comment now. Most come from the Homeland Security Department (20), Education Department (4), Energy Department (3), State Department (2).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 9
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 10
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 13

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents
2026-20955
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 14
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 14
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 8
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 11
Education Department General Administrative Regulations
2026-17239 · significant
Education DepartmentProposed ruleAug 24
Exchange Visitor Program-Termination of Program Participation, Extension of Program and Reinstatement to Valid Program Status
2026-15450
State DepartmentProposed ruleJul 30
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
2026-14439 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 17
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-13875 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJul 9
International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program; Recission of Regulations
2026-13248
Education DepartmentProposed ruleJul 1
Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens
2026-11285 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleJun 5
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-10729 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 29
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-10727 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 29
USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill
2026-08333
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 29
Electronic Bond Transmission
2026-02961 · significant
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionProposed ruleFeb 13
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program
2026-02131
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 3
Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees
2026-00830 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-23853 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 29, 2025
Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
2025-19702
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 30, 2025
Facilitating Earlier Filing of Certain Electronically Submitted H-2A Petitions
2025-19235
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-18473 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 24, 2025
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
2025-16554 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleAug 28, 2025
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status; Correction
2025-00553 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 14, 2025
Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
2024-29354 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections
2024-29353 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2025 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers
2024-28017
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleDec 2, 2024
Health and Human Services Adoption of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
2024-21984
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2024
National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program
2024-18856
Education DepartmentFinal ruleAug 27, 2024
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status
2024-09022 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Exchange Visitor Program-General Provisions
2024-08602 · significant
State DepartmentFinal ruleApr 23, 2024
Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
2024-06657
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
2024-03869 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleMar 4, 2024
National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program
2024-03149
Education DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 22, 2024
Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity
2024-01770 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 2, 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
2024-01427
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 31, 2024
Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program Automation and Electronic Travel Authorization; Creation of CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP)
2024-00645 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 18, 2024

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