HR 2813
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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