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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.
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.
Summary
This joint resolution would disapprove of a Department of Labor rule regarding the methodology for calculating the adverse effect wage rate for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program for non-range occupations. The rule, issued by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration in October 2025, established new criteria for determining the minimum wage that employers must pay temporary foreign agricultural workers. If passed, the resolution would nullify the rule, meaning it would have no legal force or effect. The resolution uses the congressional disapproval process established under federal law, which allows Congress to overturn agency rules through an expedited procedure. The adverse effect wage rate is intended to ensure that employment of temporary foreign workers does not negatively impact wages for domestic workers in agricultural occupations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Mar 26, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Mar 26, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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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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