United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7150 (115th)
H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2018
Introduced
16 November 2018
Last action
16 November 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled "Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization" and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015. The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupation) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000.
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Timeline
16 November 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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16 November 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 November 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7150
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7150
- us · 115-hr-7150 · source updated 11 August 2025