SENATE 650117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
American Dream Employment Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
American Dream Employment Act of 2021
This bill permits the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document that was issued pursuant to a grant of (1) deferred action, including under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; (2) 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)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional officers and employees
- Foreign labor
- Immigration status and procedures
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