US HB3814 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to authorize employment for an asylum applicant who is not in detention and whose asylum application has not been determined to be frivolous. Employment authorization shall be: (1) for a period of one year, and (2) renewable for additional one-year periods for the entire period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim.
Title
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
| 2015-10-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2015-10-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1899 (Same As) 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3814/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3814/BILLS-114hr3814ih.pdf |
