POWER Act

Summary

Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER 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.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 July 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 May 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
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