This part raises the top fee for temporary protected status. It goes from $50 to $500. The cap then rises with prices each year. The fee may not be waived or cut.
“by striking "$50" and inserting "$500, subject to the adjustments required under clause (ii)"”
The section amends section 244(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(B)) by striking $50 and inserting $500, subject to the yearly adjustments the new clause requires.
What the document actually says
“by striking "$50" and inserting "$500, subject to the adjustments required under clause (ii)"”
That sentence, in plain words
One figure is taken out of an immigration rule. It was $50. The new figure is $500.
What this is about
It is the top fee that may be charged. A new clause adjusts it each year. Only the change is recorded here.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
“During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the maximum amount of the fee authorized under clause (i) shall be equal to the sum of--”
The section adds new clauses raising the fee cap each fiscal year from 2026 by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the July before the change, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10, sending all the money into the general fund of the Treasury, and barring any waiver or reduction.
What the document actually says
“During fiscal year 2026, and during each subsequent fiscal year, the maximum amount of the fee authorized under clause (i) shall be equal to the sum of--”
That sentence, in plain words
The top fee changes from fiscal year 2026. The parts that follow say how.
What this is about
It rises with a price index. It is rounded down to a multiple of ten. The fee may not be waived.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Each distinct thing the section does: raise the fee cap to $500, add the yearly inflation rise, send the money to the Treasury, and bar any waiver.
The redesignation that turns the existing sentence into clause (i).
The section works by amending section 244(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is not indexed here, so what the rest of that rule says cannot be checked against anything on this site.
