HR 6507
116th Congress
House
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COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 14, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to automatically extend an alien's employment authorization if the authorization was valid when a public health emergency period begins. This extended authorization shall be valid until at least one year after the end of the emergency period.
This extension shall apply retroactively to any alien with employment authorization on January 31, 2020, and the end of such an extension shall be calculated using the date when the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period ends.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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