# US House bill proposes $140,000 wage floor for H-1B workers 2026-10-16T19:46:35+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to more than double the salary threshold that exempts H-1B-dependent employers from American-worker protections. The bill, H.R. 10799, was introduced on October 13 by Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Senator Jon Husted of Ohio introduced a companion bill, S. 5638, on September 30, giving the proposal bicameral footing. Under current law, H-1B-dependent employers must attest they first tried to hire American workers, but are exempt if they pay the H-1B worker at least $60,000 a year. That figure, set in 1998 at about twice the Social Security Administration's national average wage index, has never been adjusted. The bill would replace it with a moving standard of twice the index, which Grothman's office puts at nearly $140,000. 'American workers should come first in their own country,' Grothman said. The bill has no cosponsors yet and is far from approval. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sentinelassam.com and The Times of India report the same facts without any discernible slant, presenting the bill's provisions, the lawmakers' statements, and the current $60,000 threshold as straight news. The coverage is uniform wire-copy style reporting. The key takeaway is that while the bill gives the proposal bicameral footing, it has no cosponsors and remains early-stage legislation. The outcome depends on whether it gains broader Republican support and advances through committee. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - sentinelassam.com (neutral report) Straight wire report on bill introduction and provisions - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Neutral news report with full quotes and context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Glenn Grothman, H-1B visa, Jon Husted, US House of Representatives Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-house-bill-proposes-140000-wage-floor-for-h-1b-workers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-house-bill-proposes-140000-wage-floor-for-h-1b-workers/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/