3.0.0 5908 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z House HR 2018-05-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:H.R. 5908.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section XIII of the ConstitutionThe Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide forthe common defense and general welfare of the United States;[Page H4583]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-24T14:47:59Z Referred to 2018-05-22T14:01:35Z POWER Act 115 2915 S 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2018-07-24 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2018-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 N S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2018-05-22 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-05-22 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2018-05-22 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2018-05-22 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-05-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-05-22 True K000390 Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] Ruben Kihuen D NV J. 4 2018-06-01 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-06-01 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2018-06-01 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-06-06 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2018-06-06 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2018-06-12 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-06-12 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2018-06-12 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2018-06-22 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-08-07 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2018-09-12 False Immigration Administrative remedies Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2018-05-22 Introduced in House 2018-12-19T20:52:59Z Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the nonimmigrant U-visa category (crime victims and their immediate family members) to include an alien who:

  • has suffered substantial abuse or harm resulting from a workplace violation claim;
  • is a victim of specified criminal activity or a workplace violation and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal;
  • has been helpful in a workplace violation investigation; or
  • has filed, is a material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a workplace claim and reasonably fears, or has been the victim of, employer retaliation.

An alien who is a material witness in a workplace claim and who has been helpful in a related law enforcement action may remain and work temporarily in the United States.

In a Department of Homeland Security workplace enforcement action a detained alien: (1) who is necessary as a witness shall not be removed until the appropriate law enforcement agency is notified and has an opportunity to interview such individual, and (2) who is entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal shall not be removed.

An alien in removal proceedings who is a witness in a workplace claim or who has filed for U-visa status shall be entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal and permitted to work until the claim's disposition unless the alien has been convicted of a felony or filed a bad faith claim.

]]> POWER Act Display Title POWER Act Official Title as Introduced To protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from removal during Department of Homeland Security enforcement actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POWER Act Short Titles as Introduced Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act Introduced in House 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5908ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5908ih.xml 2018-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.