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HR 3033 116th Congress House

H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to apply the rule entitled "Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization", and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmployment and training programsForeign laborImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization, and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015.

The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupations) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 18, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 24, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 20, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 28, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 28, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3033: H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3033/
MLA
"H.R. 3033: H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3033/.
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H.R. 3033, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3033/.
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