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SJRES152Referred to Committee

A 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 Methodology.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-26
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
SJRES
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Type

Sponsor

Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 84.1% (826 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000145

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-26

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate 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 changes how the government calculates the minimum wage that employers must pay foreign workers brought in through visa programs. If approved, this resolution would undo the rule and keep the previous wage calculation method in place, which could affect both foreign workers seeking jobs in the U.S. and American employers who hire them through these programs.

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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] [S.J. Res. 152 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 152 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 Methodology. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Padilla introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and 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 Methodology. 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 Employment and Training Administration of 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 (October 2, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>
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