H.R. 2813: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
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H.R. 2813: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-16 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
Plain summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. Such employment authorization shall last for one year and be renewable for one-year terms during the period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.
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Official text
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · 14 cosponsors
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Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] reported raising $551,078 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- 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)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2813.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr2813 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116