S4087Referred to Committee
A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-12
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Republican · AK · Senator
Votes with party: 29.3% (317 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M001153
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-03-12
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-12
Plain-English Summary
This bill would allow public school employees to apply for H-1B work visas (which allow employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations) without paying certain fees that were added by a recent presidential order. The exemption would help schools hire foreign teachers and other specialized staff without the extra financial burden of these visa fees. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Subjects
Immigration
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4087 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4087 To exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO NON-PROCESSING RELATED FEE FOR H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS WHO WILL BE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. In addition to the exceptions set forth in section 1(c) of the Presidential Proclamation 10973 (90 Fed. Reg. 46027; relating to restriction on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers), which was issued on September 19, 2025, petitions filed on behalf of aliens entering the United States as nonimmigrants to perform services in a specialty occupation described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) and who will be working for a public school or a public school district in the United States shall not be required to be accompanied or supplemented by the payment of $100,000 otherwise required under section 1(a) of such Proclamation. <all>
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