The bill
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes.
HR. 6305, 119th Congress — read as touching Big Tech Platforms.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes.
Bill ID: 119/hr/6305
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Sponsored by
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
ID: K000391
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The sponsor
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Every bill has someone who introduced it. That name is where the paper trail starts.
The money
$80,600 raised
23 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.
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💰 Campaign Finance Network
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle
Total Contributions
$80,600
22 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$6,800
Committees
$0
Individuals
$73,800
No PAC contributions found
1
HONOR AGING LLC
$3,300
2
PINNACLE HOSPITAL
$2,500
3
HOME BEE LLC
$1,000
No committee contributions found
1
SAKA, SAMUEL
$13,200
2
GAITONDE, SUJATA
$3,700
3
GAITONDE, SUNIL
$3,700
4
KALSI, RAHUL S
$3,700
5
KOZAKIEWICZ, BEATA
$3,300
6
JAIN, RAJ
$3,300
7
BHATIA, KARAN
$3,300
8
BAKER, WARREN
$3,300
9
KUNKLER, WILLIAM
$3,300
10
KUMAR, SHREE
$3,300
11
PATLOLA, KAVITA
$3,300
12
FARDON, ZACHARY
$3,300
13
YEH, JAMES
$3,300
14
SHAH, SHREE
$3,300
15
HAJJ, ELIE
$3,300
16
SINGH, GURPREET
$3,300
17
SINGH, SARPAL
$3,300
18
DESAI, RUPA
$3,300
19
ZURIC, VESNA
$3,300
Donor Network - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
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Total contributions: $80,600
Top Donors - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Showing top 22 donors by contribution amount
3 Orgs19 Individuals
Industry Impact
Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 5 helped.
- +Big Tech Platformsconfidence 0.90
Section 2 expands H-1B visa caps and employer thresholds, directly benefiting tech firms that rely on skilled foreign workers in STEM roles.
- +Semiconductors & Hardwareconfidence 0.85
Same as above; semiconductor companies (e.g., Intel, Nvidia) depend on H-1B visas for engineering talent, and the bill increases access.
- +AI & Cloud Infrastructureconfidence 0.85
AI and cloud firms (e.g., OpenAI, AWS) hire heavily in STEM fields; expanded H-1B availability supports their talent acquisition.
- +Telecommunicationsconfidence 0.75
Telecom firms (e.g., AT&T, Verizon) employ significant H-1B workers in engineering and IT roles; visa expansion aids their staffing needs.
- +For-Profit Education & Student Loansconfidence 0.70
Section 3 authorizes $25M/year grants to states for STEM education and teacher retention, which could benefit for-profit education providers involved in STEM programming or teacher training.
Who funds the sponsor on these industries
For each industry this bill affects, here's what the sponsor (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8])received from donors associated with that industry during the 2022–present cycles. Donations are not proof of intent — they are a record of who funds the people writing the law.
Industries this bill HELPS
- Semiconductors & Hardware$14,200from 8 contributions
- KRISHNA, KANNAN$6,600
- NORROD, FORREST$6,600
- RAMAGIRI, ANOOP$1,000
- Telecommunications$9,317from 15 contributions
- GARCIA, PAUL R.$5,800
- TRIVEDI, PARESH$2,016
- FRYE, ANGELA$500
- PATEL, SANGITA K$500
- KARI, SRIKANTH$251
- from 5 contributions
- SANKAR, SHYAM$6,600
- SRINIVASAN, RAVI$803
- from 4 contributions
- SUNDARESAN, SHRUTHI$2,500
- CHOCKALINGAM, GIRITHARAN$2,000
- SUNDARESAN, NARAYANAN$800
- Big Tech Platforms$2,750from 4 contributions
- KUMAR, DEVENDRA$1,750
- VENKATARAMAN, SHIVAKUMAR$1,000
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