A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the…
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Official title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2019 | Senate · vote #52 | On the Cloture Motion S.J.Res. 8 | Rejected | 0–57 | See who voted → |
| May 5, 2015 | Senate · vote #172 | On the Motion to Table S.J.Res. 8 | Agreed To | 96–3 | See who voted → |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Senate · vote #67 | On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 8 | Passed | 53–46 | See who voted → |
| Mar 3, 2015 | Senate · vote #66 | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 8 | Agreed To | 53–45 | See who voted → |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security titled Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants and published on December 13, 2024. This rule makes permanent the increase of the automatic extension period from 180 days to 540 days for expiring employment authorization documents. The extension applies to eligible noncitizens who renew these authorizations on time.
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- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
- CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
- CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-8/
"S.J. Res. 8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-8/.
S.J. Res. 8, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-8/.
[S.J. Res. 8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-8/)