H.R. 2029: American Dream Employment Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-18 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

American Dream Employment Act of 2021

Plain summary

American Dream Employment Act of 2021 This bill establishes that, for the purposes of eligibility to be an officer or employee of an office of Congress, an individual shall be treated as a U.S. citizen if that individual has (1) employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, (2) employment authorization under a grant of deferred enforced departure, or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.)

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Official text

American Dream Employment Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · 69 cosponsors

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Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL) and 9 more.

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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).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2029.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2029 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117