H.R. 10643 — H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act

This section increases civil penalties for serious H-1B violations. It raises the fine for a first willful failure to pay required wages or willful misrepresentation to $100,000 (from $5,000) with a minimum 5-year debarment (from 2 years), and raises the fine for a subsequent violation to $250,000 (from $35,000) with a minimum 10-year debarment (from 3 years).

This section increases civil penalties for document fraud under section 274C of the Immigration and Nationality Act to not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000 (from not less than $250 and not more than $2,000) for a first violation, and to not less than $20,000 and not more than $50,000 (from not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000) for subsequent violations.