3.0.0 3033 2022-11-01T06:17:29Z 2022-11-01T06:17:29Z House HR 2019-05-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 3033.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution[Page H4175]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-28T17:15:28Z Referred to 2019-05-28T18:00:41Z 2019-06-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-05-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-05-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-05-28 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-05-28 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2019-06-20 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-06-20 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2019-06-24 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2019-07-09 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-07-22 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2019-12-18 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Employment and training programs Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2019-05-28 Introduced in House 2020-02-20T14:37:05Z H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization, and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015.

The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupations) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000.

]]> H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 Display Title H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to apply the rule entitled "Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization", and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3033ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3033ih.xml 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.