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HR 623 116th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management House of Representatives Immigration status and procedures

To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes…

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To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.

Introduced: January 16, 2019 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 16, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes that an alien authorized for employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program shall be deemed a person who owes allegiance to the United States, for the purpose of qualifying for employment in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives.

What's happening now January 16, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Levin, Mike
California · Dec 18, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 16, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 16, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 16, 2019
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jan 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 623: To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-623/
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"H.R. 623: To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-623/.
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H.R. 623, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-623/.
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[H.R. 623: To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-623/)
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