[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 623 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 623

   To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization 
document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be 
   a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of 
  employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2019

   Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Torres of 
California, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To deem an alien who has been issued an employment authorization 
document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to be 
   a person who owes allegiance to the United States for purposes of 
  employment by an office of a Member of the House of Representatives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION FOR PURPOSES OF EMPLOYMENT BY A HOUSE MEMBER.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of being hired and employed by an office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives, and being paid compensation by the House of 
Representatives, an alien who has a valid employment authorization 
document issued to the alien under the Deferred Action for Childhood 
Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established 
pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to 
Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children'', dated June 15, 
2012, shall be deemed to be a person who owes allegiance to the United 
States.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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