Senate blocks CRA vote to restore automatic 540-day work permit extensions

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) forced a Senate floor vote on April 29, 2026, on S.J. Res. 99, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Trump administration's October 2025 rule eliminating automatic employment authorization document extensions. Republican senators held a 50-vote wall with one defection, defeating the resolution. The rule, published October 30, 2025, ended the automatic extension of work permits from 540 days to zero, leaving renewal applicants at risk of losing work authorization while their cases pend.