US Congress House Bill 2813 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 shall last for one year and be renewable for one-year terms during the period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.

Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-05-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-05-16	House	Introduced in House

SB3048 (Related) 2019-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7030)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2813/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2813/BILLS-116hr2813ih.pdf