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Proposal:COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to automatically extend an alien's employment authorization if the authorization was valid when a public health emergency period begins. This extended authorization shall be valid until at least one year after the end of the emergency period.

This extension shall apply retroactively to any alien with employment authorization on January 31, 2020, and the end of such an extension shall be calculated using the date when the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period ends.

Bill Title

COVID–19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2020-04-14: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2020-04-14: Introduced in House
  • 2020-04-14: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.