HR 3033
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019
Introduced: May 28, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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