Senator Murkowski introduced legislation to help ensure Alaska’s students continue to have access to qualified teachers. Senator Murkowski’s bill would exempt public schools from the new $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa imposed last year by President Trump.
Work to exempt public schools from the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee so Alaska schools can continue hiring qualified teachers.
Occurrences
Evidence
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GovInfo shows S. 4087, introduced by Sen. Murkowski, with the last action listed as 'introduced in Senate' and 'read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary' on March 12, 2026. The bill text would exempt public school employees from the $100,000 H-1B fee.
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The Judiciary Committee's legislation page lists S. 4087 with last action on 03/12/2026 and the title 'A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.' No later committee action appears on the page.
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On June 8, 2026, a U.S. district judge in Massachusetts vacated the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B fee nationwide, saying it was unlawful and beyond executive authority. The ruling noted the policy had been challenged in part because it hurt publicly run schools and health systems.
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GovInfo's bill record shows S. 4087 was introduced and referred on March 12, 2026, matching Murkowski's promised legislative effort to exempt public school employees from the H-1B fee.
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“continue to impose the limitations set forth in Proclamation 10973”
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“which was ordered to lie on the table”
Assessments
Murkowski materially acted on the promise by introducing S. 4087 on March 12, 2026 to exempt public school employees from the $100,000 H-1B fee, but the bill only reached referral and showed no passage, enactment, or later advancement. A judge later vacated the fee nationwide on June 8, 2026, but that was external litigation rather than delivery traceable to Murkowski's legislative effort. Under the federal candidate-credit rule, this is a serious same-term attempt that did not itself deliver the promised outcome.
Murkowski introduced S. 4087 on March 12, 2026 to exempt public school employees from the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, matching the promised action and showing a serious legislative attempt. However, the available federal record shows only introduction, second reading, and referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee, with no passage, enactment, or implemented exemption. Because the promised outcome has not been delivered despite her effort, this is a failed promise with effort credit rather than unresolved delivery.