HJRES154Referred to Committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-26
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
HJRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (542 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/L000397
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)Original· 2026-03-26
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2026-03-26
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)Original· 2026-03-26
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)Original· 2026-03-26
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2026-03-26
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)Original· 2026-03-26
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-04-20
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)· 2026-04-20
- Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2026-04-27
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2)· 2026-04-29
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2026-05-13
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-03-26
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-26
Plain-English Summary
Congress is considering blocking a new Labor Department rule that sets wage requirements for certain temporary worker visa programs. The rule would increase the minimum wages that employers must pay foreign workers brought in through these programs, which supporters say protects American workers from wage competition but opponents argue raises costs for businesses. If approved, this resolution would prevent the new wage rule from taking effect.
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Subjects
Labor and Employment
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 154 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2026 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Omar) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the ``Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States'' (90 Fed. Reg. 47914, Oct. 2, 2025) and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>
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