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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Latest Action · March 26, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.J.Res. 152 is a congressional disapproval resolution that would reject and nullify a Department of Labor rule about wage requirements for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program. The rule, published in October 2025, establishes the methodology for determining the "Adverse Effect Wage Rate"—the minimum wage that employers must pay foreign agricultural workers to ensure they don't negatively affect wages for American workers in the same jobs. If passed, this resolution would use a special congressional procedure to overturn the Labor Department's wage-setting approach, effectively blocking the rule from taking effect. The resolution affects agricultural employers who hire temporary foreign workers through the H-2A program, as well as domestic agricultural workers whose wages are protected under the wage-setting methodology. No specific funding or implementation timeline is detailed in the resolution itself, as its sole purpose is to disapprove the existing rule.
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