COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

Summary

COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to automatically extend an alien's employment authorization if the authorization was valid when a public health emergency period begins. This extended authorization shall be valid until at least one year after the end of the emergency period. This extension shall apply retroactively to any alien with employment authorization on January 31, 2020, and the end of such an extension shall be calculated using the date when the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period ends.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 14 April 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 April 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 April 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 April 2020

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Sponsors

• Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Tony Cárdenas · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Jesús García · D · Sponsor
• Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Gilbert Cisneros · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
• Diana DeGette · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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