US HB3033 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization, and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015. The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupations) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000.
Title
H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] |
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
2019-05-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2019-05-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3033/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3033/BILLS-116hr3033ih.pdf |