H.R. 6507: COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-14 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

Plain 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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Official text

COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 15 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6507.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6507 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116