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Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R–WI
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-06 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would let employers seeking to hire immigrants pay for faster processing of a required labor certification form. The optional service would have a 30-calendar-day processing deadline. The Department of Labor would also have to ensure that introducing the paid service does not slow processing for employers using the regular process.
The Secretary of Labor shall establish and collect a fee for an optional program to expedite the processing of form ETA–9089, or any successor form, required to obtain a permanent labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) for employers seeking to employ immigrants.
The Secretary shall process form ETA–9089, or any successor form, not later than 30 calendar days after an employer submits such form.
The Secretary shall ensure that implementation of the program established under this section does not adversely affect the processing time of forms required to obtain a permanent labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) for employers seeking to employ immigrants (including forms ETA–9141 and ETA–9089, or any successor forms) submitted outside such program.
If a form remains unprocessed after the 30-calendar-day deadline, an employer could submit a request for information. The bill would then require processing within 15 calendar days after the request is received. These are processing requirements, not guarantees that an application will be approved.
(1) In general The Secretary shall process form ETA–9089, or any successor form, not later than 30 calendar days after an employer submits such form. (2) Request for information If an employer submits a request for information with respect to any form that has not been processed within the time period required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall process form ETA–9089, or any successor form, not later than 15 calendar days after receipt of such request.
The initial fee would be $1,200. Beginning in fiscal year 2028, it would increase annually by any percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, a measure of consumer price changes, for the 12 months ending July 31 of the preceding fiscal year. Adjusted fees would be rounded to the nearest $10.
(1) Fee amounts The fee described in subsection (a) for form ETA–9089, or any successor form, shall be $1,200. (2) Adjustment for inflation Beginning fiscal year 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the fee amount under paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such amount; multiplied by (B) the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the 12-month period ending July 31 of the preceding fiscal year. (3) Rounding If any amount, as increased under paragraph (2), is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.
The bill would create a separate Treasury account called the DOL PERM Premium Processing Fee Account. Collected fees would go into that account and remain available to the Secretary of Labor until spent for the bill's permitted purposes.
(4) Deposit of fees (A) In general There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as the DOL PERM Premium Processing Fee Account. (B) Deposit Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the DOL PERM Premium Processing Fee Account to remain available until expended to the Secretary for the purposes described in paragraph (5).
Fees would fund program administration, initial and ongoing staffing, training, decisions on cases, system upgrades, and detection of program fraud. The bill would also allow their use for any purpose the Secretary of Labor determines appropriate, giving the Secretary broad discretion beyond the listed uses.
(5) Use of fees Any fees collected under this section shall be used— (A) to administer the program established under this section; (B) for any initial and ongoing staffing needed to implement such program; (C) for training; (D) for case adjudication; (E) for any system upgrades; (F) to detect any fraud with respect to such program; and (G) for any purpose as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
The protection for regular processing would cover labor certification forms submitted outside the paid program, expressly including forms ETA–9141 and ETA–9089 and their replacements. This would be a legal requirement on the Secretary, not evidence that processing times would actually remain unchanged.
(d) Standard processing The Secretary shall ensure that implementation of the program established under this section does not adversely affect the processing time of forms required to obtain a permanent labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) for employers seeking to employ immigrants (including forms ETA–9141 and ETA–9089, or any successor forms) submitted outside such program.
The Secretary of Labor would have to issue necessary rules, guidance, and procedures. The Secretary would also have to ensure that collected fees are sufficient to support timely processing of form ETA–9141 or its replacement and administration of the expedited program.
(e) Implementation The Secretary shall issue such rules, guidance, and procedures as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Requirement The Secretary shall ensure that any fees collected under this section are sufficient to support— (1) timely processing of form ETA–9141, or any successor form; and (2) the administration of the program established under this section.
The bill would conditionally exempt implementation actions from administrative-procedure laws and other laws governing rulemaking, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, the government's official publication for rules and notices. The exemption would apply to the extent the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of State, or Attorney General determines compliance would impede speedy implementation. The text expressly excepts regulations issued under the bill, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Privacy Act from this exemption.
(g) Exemptions (1) Administrative Procedure Act Except for regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act, section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), and section 552a of such title (commonly known as the Privacy Act), chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Administrative Procedure Act), and any other law relating to rule making, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action to implement this Act to the extent the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that compliance with any such law would impede the expeditious implementation of this Act.
A separate exemption would waive the cited Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for implementation actions to the extent the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of State, or Attorney General determines that compliance would impede speedy implementation.
(2) Paperwork Reduction Act Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to any action to implement this Act to the extent the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that compliance with such chapter would impede the expeditious implementation of this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 2, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 6, 2026. It does not establish the bill's subsequent status or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-02T08:05:50Z. 2026-08-06: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2026-08-06: Introduced in House 2026-08-06: Introduced in House
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