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BACKGROUND: This is an important next six weeks for the prospects of the Certified Seasonal Employer Designation language. We expect the House to release the text for the FY27 DHS Appropriations baseline bill either later this month or the first of June. It is vitally important that this language is included in the baseline bill. It is next to impossible to strip the language later in the process when it is included in the baseline bill and not as an amendment. This language is supported by President Trump and the White House. In fact, President Trump requested the inclusion of this language in the January minibus. It was stripped out at the last minute due to demands from Senate Judiciary Democrats.
ABOUT CERTIFIED SEASONAL EMPLOYER DESIGNATION: The Certified Seasonal Employer Designation allows employers who have demonstrated a history of compliance in the program (received labor certification the last five years) to have the highest number of workers they were certified for in those five years permanently exempted from the cap. This language rewards long-time, compliant users of the H-2B program.
DIRECTIONS:
HOUSE ASK: Ask that party leadership and DHS Appropriations Chair Mark Amodei and Ranking Member Henry Cuellar include the CSE Designation language in the FY27 DHS Appropriations baseline bill or the floated DHS reconciliation bill.
Dear X,
My name is X and I am the X of X located in X. I am reaching out to ask for Congressman X to speak DHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei and / or Ranking Member Henry Cuellar to ask for him to include the H-2B CSE language in the FY27 DHS Appropriations baseline bill. This language would allow long-time, compliant users of the H-2B program (5 year program participation) to have the highest number of DOL certified employers in 1 of the last 5 years exempted from the cap. This language would give employers who have followed the law some much needed certainty, especially since we are now competing with employers who previously hired illegal aliens and are now entered the H-2B program. The White House is fully supportive of its inclusion and made this commitment to Congressman Harris. It was President Trump who personally directed the release of the full 64,716 additional H-2B visas for 2026 in January.
A recent Unleash Prosperity Now survey showed that 58% of the seasonal business respondents expect their H-2B workers to arrive more than a month late with over 30% expecting their workers to arrive 2 months late. Over 40% of these operations, who already have a small window to achieve goals, are now reporting that there is no way to be profitable this year. This has resulted in a severe economic impact to seasonal employers particularly in the tourism/hospitality, landscaping, outdoor amusement and seafood processing industries.
Thank you for your consideration and support!
SENATE ASK: Ask that party leadership, Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, and DHS Appropriations Chair Katie Britt include the CSE Designation language in the FY27 DHS Appropriations baseline bill or the floated DHS reconciliation bill.
Dear X,
My name is X and I am the X of X located in X. I am reaching out to ask for Senator Schmitt to speak DHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Katie Britt and / or Ranking Member Chris Murphy to ask for her to include the H-2B CSE language in the FY27 DHS Appropriations baseline bill. This language would allow long-time, compliant users of the H-2B program (5 year program participation) to have the highest number of DOL certified employers in 1 of the last 5 years exempted from the cap. This language would give employers who have followed the law some much needed certainty, especially since we are now competing with employers who previously hired illegal aliens and are now entered the H-2B program. The White House is fully supportive of its inclusion and made this commitment to Congressman Harris. It was President Trump who personally directed the release of the full 64,716 additional H-2B visas for 2026 in January.
A recent Unleash Prosperity Now survey showed that 58% of the seasonal business respondents expect their H-2B workers to arrive more than a month late with over 30% expecting their workers to arrive 2 months late. Over 40% of these operations, who already have a small window to achieve goals, are now reporting that there is no way to be profitable this year. This has resulted in a severe economic impact to seasonal employers particularly in the tourism/hospitality, landscaping, outdoor amusement and seafood processing industries.
Thank you for your consideration and support!
