United States · Bill · S
S. 1899 (114th)
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015
Introduced
30 July 2015
Last action
30 July 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to authorize employment for an asylum applicant who is not in detention and whose asylum application has not been determined to be frivolous. Employment authorization shall be: (1) for a period of one year, and (2) renewable for additional one-year periods for the entire period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim.
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Timeline
30 July 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 July 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1899
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1899
- us · 114-s-1899 · source updated 10 August 2026