H–4 Work Authorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-7442
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-07
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>H-4 Work Authorization Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides automatic employment authorization to a non-U.S. national (<i>alien</i> under federal law) admitted into the United States as a spouse of an H-1B visa holder (a nonimmigrant worker who is in a special occupation or a fashion model). </p> <p>Currently, a spouse of an H-1B visa holder must apply separately to receive employment authorization. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7442 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022 Ms. Bourdeaux (for herself and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization to certain alien spouses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the H–4 Work Authorization Act . 2. Employment authorization for certain alien spouses Section 214(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), who is accompanying or following to join a principal alien admitted under such section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States incident to status and provide the spouse with an employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work permit. .