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US S1095

US S1095
American Dream Employment Act of 2019


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Introduced
04/09/2019
In Committee
04/09/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes. This bill permits the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document that was issued under the Department of Homeland Security Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The program enables many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization.

AI Summary

This bill, the American Dream Employment Act of 2019, aims to enable the payment of certain federal employees who are beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program allows many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization. The bill specifically amends a provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 to permit the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document issued under the DACA program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (23)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (on 04/09/2019)

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