American Dream Employment Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/18/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-18Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
- 2021-03-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-18 (00)
American Dream Employment Act of 2021
This bill establishes that, for the purposes of eligibility to be an officer or employee of an office of Congress, an individual shall be treated as a U.S. citizen if that individual has (1) employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, (2) employment authorization under a grant of deferred enforced departure, or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Subjects
- Congressional officers and employees
- Foreign labor
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Immigration status and procedures
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