Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022
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 must last for at least two years and be renewable for two-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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2022 to Oct 28, 2022, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 28, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
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