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H.R. 668 (116th): American Dream Employment Act of 2019

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About the bill

Should children of undocumented immigrants be allowed to work for members of Congress?

Context

Under current law, employment in the U.S. Senate or House — such as policy aides or research assistants — are only for U.S. citizens.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, established in 2012, allows children of undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country under a certain age to receive work permits as adults. However, the ban on such individuals working in the U.S. Senate or House remains.

For example, one freshman member wasn’t allowed to hire his winning campaign’s own political director onto his congressional team, because she wasn’t a citizen.

The Trump Administration has tried to rescind the program, but federal courts have blocked that move and maintained the program’s existence …

Sponsor and status

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Ann Kirkpatrick

Sponsor. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 17, 2019
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Jan 17, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 17, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

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86 Cosponsors (85 Democrats, 1 Republican)

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History

Mar 23, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4842 (114th).
Jan 17, 2019
 
Introduced

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Mar 18, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (117th).

H.R. 668 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 668. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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