H.R. 4842: American Dream Employment Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-23 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

American Dream Employment Act of 2016

Plain summary

American Dream Employment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to permit the compensation of congressional employees who have been issued employment authorization documents under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The program enables many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization.

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Official text

American Dream Employment Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · 30 cosponsors

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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Adam Smith (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4842.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4842 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114