[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6922 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6922
To grant the Secretary of Homeland Security express statutory authority
to issue Employment Authorization Documents to individuals granted
deferred action under the DACA policy, thereby superseding any judicial
interpretation or injunction that restricts such authorization.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 23, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To grant the Secretary of Homeland Security express statutory authority
to issue Employment Authorization Documents to individuals granted
deferred action under the DACA policy, thereby superseding any judicial
interpretation or injunction that restricts such authorization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Texas Dreamer Work Authorization Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (hereinafter
in this section referred to as ``DACA'') policy has allowed
hundreds of thousands of individuals brought to the United
States as children to contribute significantly to the economy,
national security, and communities across the nation.
(2) The granting of employment authorization to DACA
recipients is critical to their ability to provide for their
families, pay taxes, and utilize their education and skills,
benefitting the entire country.
(3) Recent judicial decisions have created uncertainty and
an unequal application of the DACA policy, particularly by
blocking the granting of work authorization for new applicants
residing in certain jurisdictions, including the State of
Texas.
(4) It is the express intent of Congress to ensure uniform
and continued access to employment authorization for all
eligible DACA applicants nationwide, including first-time
applicants, by providing clear statutory authority.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to grant the Secretary of
Homeland Security express statutory authority to issue Employment
Authorization Documents (EADs) to individuals granted deferred action
under the DACA policy, thereby superseding any judicial interpretation
or injunction that restricts such authorization.
SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR DACA RECIPIENTS.
Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1324a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Employment Authorization for DACA Recipients.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, including any judicial order to the contrary, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize for employment
any alien who is granted deferred action under DACA, or any
successor policy.
``(2) New applicants.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall ensure that each applicant for DACA who has not
previously submitted such an application and who meets all
other established DACA eligibility criteria (including any
applicant residing in a jurisdiction previously subject to
employment authorization restrictions) is eligible for and is
issued authorization for employment concurrently with the grant
of deferred action.
``(3) DACA.--In this subsection, the term `DACA' means the
policy set forth in the memorandum of the Department of
Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion
with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as
Children' issued on June 15, 2012.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment.
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