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".

Core Policy Mechanism Top 1

CRA Disapproval of ICE Nonimmigrant Admission Period Rule

Cancels a federal rule that would have set fixed time limits on how long international students, exchange visitors, and foreign media representatives can stay in the U.S. and created a formal process for them to request extensions.

• Population Scope Low Directly affects F, J, and I visa holders — international students, exchange visitors, and foreign media representatives — a narrow subset well under 10% of the U.S. population.
• Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this resolution.
• Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Nullifies a binding federal regulation under the Congressional Review Act, restoring the pre-rule legal baseline and barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from reissuing a substantially similar rule without new congressional authorization — a durable constraint on agency rulemaking authority rather than a new substantive statutory mandate.
• Degree of Discretion Granted Low The operative text is a mandatory nullification leaving no agency discretion — the rule simply has no force or effect upon enactment.
• Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Eliminates rather than creates compliance obligations, imposing no new enforcement infrastructure, penalties, or adjudicatory workload on any agency.
• Temporal Commitment High The nullification and the CRA bar on reissuance persist indefinitely, binding future Congresses and agencies until affirmative legislative action is taken.