US Congress House Bill 5908 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

POWER Act Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the nonimmigrant U-visa category (crime victims and their immediate family members) to include an alien who: has suffered substantial abuse or harm resulting from a workplace violation claim; is a victim of specified criminal activity or a workplace violation and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; has been helpful in a workplace violation investigation; or has filed, is a material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a workplace claim and reasonably fears, or has been the victim of, employer retaliation. An alien who is a material witness in a workplace claim and who has been helpful in a related law enforcement action may remain and work temporarily in the United States. In a Department of Homeland Security workplace enforcement action a detained alien: (1) who is necessary as a witness shall not be removed until the appropriate law enforcement agency is notified and has an opportunity to interview such individual, and (2) who is entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal shall not be removed. An alien in removal proceedings who is a witness in a workplace claim or who has filed for U-visa status shall be entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal and permitted to work until the claim's disposition unless the alien has been convicted of a felony or filed a bad faith claim.

POWER Act Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act

Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-05-22	House	Introduced in House

SB2915 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5908/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5908/BILLS-115hr5908ih.pdf