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American Dream Employment Act of 2021

Introduced: March 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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American Dream Employment Act of 2021

This bill establishes that, for the purposes of eligibility to be an officer or employee of an office of Congress, an individual shall be treated as a U.S. citizen if that individual has (1) employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, (2) employment authorization under a grant of deferred enforced departure, or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.)

What's happening now March 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 62
All 62 Democratic 47
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Costa, Jim
California · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Dec 1, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 22, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jun 22, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 22, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 15, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 15, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 29, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 29, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 29, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 18, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 18, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 18, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 18, 2021
KIND, RON
· Mar 18, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 18, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2029: American Dream Employment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2029/
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"H.R. 2029: American Dream Employment Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2029/.
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H.R. 2029, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2029/.
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