H.R. 5304: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: Sept. 11, 2025

Last Action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227. (Sept. 11, 2025)

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

This appropriations bill, which funds various Federal departments, does contain an immigration provision of note: It allows employers using H-2B visas in the seafood industry to stagger the entry of their workers, due in part to the unpredictable nature of the seafood industry.

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