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Introduced
05/16/2019
05/16/2019
In Committee
06/26/2019
06/26/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the United States and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. Such employment authorization shall last for one year and be renewable for one-year terms during the period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.
AI Summary
This bill, the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019, directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization, but may be granted it by the Department of Justice. Under this bill, asylum applicants who are not in detention and whose application has not been deemed frivolous would be eligible for employment authorization, which would last for one year and be renewable for additional one-year periods while their asylum claim is being adjudicated. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization from the current requirement of 180 days to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (15)
Chellie Pingree (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Chuy García (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 06/26/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2813/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2813/BILLS-116hr2813ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2813/BILLS-116hr2813ih.pdf.pdf |
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