Who it affects
- People with work permits covered by the rule
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Stalled in the SenateOverturns a ruleImmigrationEmployment
Cancellation of work permit extension rule
S.J.Res. 99 · Resolution · Introduced Dec. 10, 2025
This bill would cancel a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule removing automatic work permit extensions for people with those permits.
At a glance
Where it stands
A Senate vote to start debate failed 47 to 50 on April 29.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
4 groups lobbied on it: advocacy group or nonprofit, trade group, labor union.
No matched campaign money to members who voted.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- Congress would formally disapprove a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule.
- The rule concerns removing automatic extensions of work permits.
- The rule, published October 30, 2025, would have no legal effect.
Written with AI from the official bill text, because no CRS summary is available. Read the bill text ↗
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to start debate
April 29, 2026 · Rejected 47 to 50
- Republicans
- 1 yes
- 50 no
- Democrats
- 44 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 2 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No campaign money matched to SC members who voted on this bill.
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamNo | Tim ScottNo | Jim ClyburnNo vote | Joe WilsonNo vote | Nancy MaceNo vote | Ralph NormanNo vote | Russell FryNo vote | Sheri BiggsNo vote | William TimmonsNo vote | Members |
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
- Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky (D-NV)
- Introduced
- Dec. 10, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 11
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- April 29, 2026 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 111. (CR S2106)
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Congress hasn't published an official summary.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (4 groups)
6 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (1)
Labor unions (1)
- Afl-cio ↗1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (2)
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (4)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. ↗1 report
- Afl-cio ↗1 report
- American Civil Liberties Union ↗1 report
- National Immigration Law Center (Nilc) ↗3 reports
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.