3.0.0 3542 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z Senate S 2016-12-09 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-12-09T22:05:49Z SAFE Act 114 3546 S 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2016-12-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7034) IntroReferral 2016-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-12-09 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2016-12-09 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2016-12-09 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2016-12-09 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2016-12-09 True Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2016-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-13T21:07:09Z Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization.

An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (2) entered the United States before attaining 16 years of age; (3)    continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007; (4) was physically but unlawfully present in the United States on June 15; (5) on the date the alien files an application the alien is present in the United States, is enrolled in school or in an education program assisting students in obtaining a high school diploma, has graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school or a general educational development certificate, or is an honorably discharged U.S. Coast Guard or Armed Forces veteran; (6) has not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors not occurring on the same date and not arising out of the same act; and (7) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or a threat to public safety.

The bill: (1) provides for confidentiality of application information, with certain national security and law enforcement exceptions; and (2) sets forth the criteria under which DHS may rescind such protected presence.

An alien granted protected presence is not considered to be unlawfully present in the United States during such period.

An alien must be at least 15 years old, unless in removal proceedings, to apply for protected presence.

DHS may provide for an application fee and for fee exemptions.

DHS may not: (1) remove an alien who appears prima facie eligible for protected presence while the alien's application is pending, or (2) refer individuals whose cases have been deferred pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) or who have been granted protected presence to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A DACA alien is deemed to have protected presence through the expiration date of his or her deferred action status.

]]> Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act Display Title Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide provisional protected presence to qualified individuals who came to the United States as children. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act Short Titles as Introduced BRIDGE Act Introduced in Senate 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3542is/xml/BILLS-114s3542is.xml 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7034) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.