[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1816. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ASYLUM APPLICANTS.

       Section 208(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Employment eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Concurrently with the filing of an 
     application for asylum, an applicant for asylum may apply for 
     employment authorization under this section.
       ``(B) Decision on application.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security may not approve an application for employment 
     authorization filed under this paragraph until the date that 
     is 30 days after the date on which the applicant filed an 
     application for asylum.''.
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