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H.R. 5700: 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act

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H.R. 5700: 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-22 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act

Plain summary

9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to qualifying aliens who performed rescue, debris cleanup, or related services following the September 11, 2001, attacks. This bill shall apply to an alien who (1) performed a certain number of hours of such services in New York, New York, after the attack; (2) was exposed to debris from the former World Trade Center and airborne toxins while performing vehicle maintenance services after the attack; or (3) performed rescue, cleanup, or related services following the attack on the Pentagon or the aircraft crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. An individual who has applied for lawful permanent resident status under this bill shall receive work authorization while the application is pending. An individual who willfully makes a material misrepresentation or material omission related to the performance of these services may not receive lawful permanent resident status under this bill.

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Official text

9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] reported raising $38.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5700 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117