3.0.0 3665 2022-12-29T21:33:30Z 2022-12-29T21:33:30Z Senate S 2022-02-16 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-16T20:01:40Z 2022-02-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S755) IntroReferral 2022-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2022-02-16 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-02-16 True Immigration Immigration 00 2022-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-09T22:11:24Z Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice.

DHS must grant employment authorization to an asylum seeker (1) who is not in detention, (2) whose application for asylum has not been deemed frivolous, and (3) whose identity has been checked against certain databases. Such employment authorization shall last for one year and be renewable for one-year terms during the period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim.

The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.

]]> Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 Display Title Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in the United States while their applications are being adjudicated. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3665is/xml/BILLS-117s3665is.xml 2022-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S755) 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.