Presidential action: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
Presidential action
In effect since Sep 18, 2026
Signed without a public comment period
What it does
An executive order tells the State, Labor and Homeland Security departments to consider whether an employer had layoffs in the past year, or plans them, when reviewing its H-1B filings. The Labor Department is also reviewing past wage filings.
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Timeline
Sep 18, 2026
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Draft at the White House since Oct 13
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Comments closed Sep 24, 2026Final rule pending
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Comments closed May 26, 2026Final rule pending
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In effect since Oct 14, 2026
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In effect until Sep 21, 2027
Signed without a public comment period
In effect since Sep 9, 2026
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