# 119-s-4087: A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.

119-s-4087, A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4087
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Exempts public school H-1B hires from the $100,000 non-processing fee.** This bill would add a specific exemption to the $100,000 non-processing fee required by section 1(a) of Presidential Proclamation 10973 for H-1B petitions when the worker will be employed by a U.S. public school or public school district. The exemption is additive to existing exceptions in section 1(c) of the Proclamation and applies to specialty-occupation petitions under INA section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove $100,000 H-1B fee for schools: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would exempt certain H-1B petitions for workers hired by U.S. public schools or public school districts from a $100,000 non-processing fee. It applies to petitions for nonimmigrants coming to perform specialty-occupation work under INA section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). Petitions tha…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4087 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4087)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2012: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2012)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4087 (as of 2026-08-11).