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HR 1325 118th Congress House International Affairs

Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2023
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Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice.

Such employment authorization is valid until the date on which an applicant is issued a final denial of the application, including administrative and judicial review.

The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.

What's happening now March 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 26 Republican 1
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Nov 20, 2024
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Nov 20, 2024
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 20, 2024
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 19, 2024
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 5, 2024
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Nov 7, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2023
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 27, 2023
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 18, 2023
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Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jul 18, 2023
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jun 23, 2023
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jun 9, 2023
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 25, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 25, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 25, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 29, 2023
Trone, David
· Mar 29, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Mar 23, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 7, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1325: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1325/
MLA
"H.R. 1325: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1325/.
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H.R. 1325, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1325/.
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