Requires employers to pay at least $10,000 to hire foreign workers for permanent jobs.
This bill would require businesses to pay a fee of at least $10,000 when they apply to hire foreign workers for permanent jobs. This new fee would adjust for inflation each year. Half of the collected money would go to the U.S. Treasury, while the other half would help fund the Department of Labor and upgrades to the USAJOBS website.
Today, employers do not pay a specific fee when they file an application to hire foreign workers for permanent jobs. If this bill becomes law, employers would pay a fee of at least $10,000 for each application, starting in the government's budget year 2027, with no possibility of waiver. Half of this money would go to the U.S. Treasury, and the other half would fund the Department of Labor and upgrades to the USAJOBS website.
S 5155 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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