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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pay It Back Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the
deficit for this fiscal year will reach $1.6 trillion or 11
percent of the Gross Domestic Product;
(2) this deficit represents the largest relative deficit
since the end of World War II;
(3) the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the
fiscal year 2010 deficit will reach $1.4 trillion; and
(4) given the choice between forcing our children to pay
for the national debt and requiring banks and other
beneficiaries of the goodwill of the taxpayer to make a down
payment now, we choose to help our kids.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO TARP AUTHORIZATION.

Section 115(a)(3) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225(a)(3)) is amended by striking ''outstanding at any
one time'' and inserting '', in the aggregate (or such higher amount,
in the aggregate, as has been obligated or expended under this Act as
of the date of enactment of the Pay It Back Act)''.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

Section 106 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12
U.S.C. 5216) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
''(f) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to
Congress every 6 months on amounts received and transferred to the
general fund under subsection (d).''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008.

(a) Sale of Fannie Mae Obligations and Securities by the Treasury;
Deficit Reduction.--Section 304(g)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1719(g)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
''(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall--
''(i) deposit in the General Fund of the
Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary
for the sale of any obligation or security
acquired by the Secretary under this
subsection; and
''(ii) ensure that such amounts so
deposited--
''(I) are dedicated for the sole
purpose of deficit reduction; and
''(II) are prohibited from use as
an offset for other spending increases
or revenue reductions.''.
(b) Sale of Freddie Mac Obligations and Securities by the Treasury;
Deficit Reduction.--Section 306(l)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1455(l)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
''(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall--
''(i) deposit in the General Fund of the
Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary
for the sale of any obligation or security
acquired by the Secretary under this
subsection; and
''(ii) ensure that such amounts so
deposited--
''(I) are dedicated for the sole
purpose of deficit reduction; and
''(II) are prohibited from use as
an offset for other spending increases
or revenue reductions.''.
(c) Sale of Federal Home Loan Banks Obligations by the Treasury;
Deficit Reduction.--Section 11(l)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act
(12 U.S.C. 1431(l)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
''(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall--
''(i) deposit in the General Fund of the
Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary
for the sale of any obligation acquired by the
Secretary under this subsection; and
''(ii) ensure that such amounts so
deposited--
''(I) are dedicated for the sole
purpose of deficit reduction; and
''(II) are prohibited from use as
an offset for other spending increases
or revenue reductions.''.
(d) Repayment of Fees.--Any periodic commitment fee or any other
fee or assessment paid by the Federal National Mortgage Association or
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury
as a result of any preferred stock purchase agreement, mortgage-backed
security purchase program, or any other program or activity authorized
or carried out pursuant to the authorities granted to the Secretary of
the Treasury under the amendments made by section 1117 of the Housing
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289; 122 Stat. 2683),
including any fee agreed to by contract between the Secretary and the
Association or Corporation, shall be deposited in the General Fund of
the Treasury where such amounts shall be--
(1) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction;
and
(2) prohibited from use as an offset for other spending
increases or revenue reductions.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY REPORT.

The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall submit to
Congress a report on the plans of the Agency to continue to support and
maintain the Nation's vital housing industry, while at the same time
guaranteeing that the American taxpayer will not suffer unnecessary
losses.

SEC. 7. REPAYMENT OF UNOBLIGATED ARRA FUNDS.

(a) Rejection of ARRA Funds by State.--Section 1607 of division A
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
5; 123 Stat. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(d) Statewide Rejection of Funds.--If funds provided to any State
in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor of
the State pursuant to subsection (a) or by the State legislature
pursuant to subsection (b), then all such funds shall be--
''(1) rescinded; and
''(2) deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where
such amounts shall be--
''(A) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit
reduction; and
''(B) prohibited from use as an offset for other
spending increases or revenue reductions.''.
(b) Withdrawal or Recapture of Unobligated Funds.--Title XVI of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 302) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''withdrawal or recapture of unobligated funds

''Sec. 1613. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if
the head of any executive agency withdraws or recaptures for any reason
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this division, and
such funds have not been obligated by a State to a local government or
for a specific project, such recaptured funds shall be--
''(1) rescinded; and
''(2) deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where
such amounts shall be--
''(A) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit
reduction; and
''(B) prohibited from use as an offset for other
spending increases or revenue reductions.''.
(c) Return of Unobligated Funds by End of 2012.--Section 1603 of
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 302) is amended--
(1) by striking ''All funds'' and inserting ''(a) In
General.--All funds''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Repayment of Unobligated Funds.--Any discretionary
appropriations made available in this division that have not been
obligated as of December 31, 2012, are hereby rescinded, and such
amounts shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where
such amounts shall be--
''(1) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction;
and
''(2) prohibited from use as an offset for other spending
increases or revenue reductions.
''(c) Presidential Waiver Authority.--
''(1) In general.--The President may waive the requirements
under subsection (b), if the President determines that it is
not in the best interest of the Nation to rescind a specific
unobligated amount after December 31, 2012.
''(2) Requests.--The head of an executive agency may also
apply to the President for a waiver from the requirements under
subsection (b).''.

SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ''minus the aggregate
amounts described in subsection (d)'' before '', outstanding at
one time''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(d) Amounts described in this subsection are any amounts received
by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to--
''(1) section 106(d) of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 before, on, or after the date of
enactment of this subsection; and
''(2) section 304(g) of the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1719(g)), section 306(l) of
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C.
1455(l)), section 11(l) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12
U.S.C. 1431(l)), section 1607(d) of division A of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5),
section 1613 of division A of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and sections 5(d)
and 7(c) of the Pay It Back Act after the date of enactment of
this subsection.''.

Output: Pay It Back Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to revise the limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase troubled assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to $700 billion outstanding at any one time. Changes the maximum authority to $700 billion, in the aggregate, or such higher amount, in the aggregate, as has been obligated or expended under TARP as of the enactment of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress every six months on transfer to the Treasury's General Fund for reduction of the public debt of revenues of, and proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under TARP, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under TARP.

Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to require the Secretary to deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction any amounts received by the Secretary for the sale of any obligation or security acquired from the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or a Federal Home Loan Bank for secondary market operations. Prohibits the use of any such amounts as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.

Requires deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction of any periodic commitment fee or any other fee or assessment paid to the Secretary by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac as a result of any preferred stock purchase agreement, mortgage-backed security purchase program, or any other program or activity under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to report to Congress on FHFA plans to continue to support and maintain the nation's vital housing industry, while at the same time guaranteeing that the American taxpayer will not suffer unnecessary losses.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to require: (1) rescission of any ARRA (stimulus) funds offered to but not accepted by the governor or legislature of a state; and (2) their deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction. Requires the same treatment for any funds withdrawn or recaptured by an executive agency head which have not been obligated by a state to a local government or for a specific project.

Rescinds for deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction specified discretionary appropriations that have not been obligated as of December 31, 2012.

Lowers the statutory limit on the public debt by the amounts the Secretary receives under this Act for deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Significant Regulation Oversight Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and
approval after being proposed by an agency.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that before a
significant rule takes effect--
(1) Congress is given an adequate opportunity to review the
rule and ensure that it is in accordance with the intent of
Congress in enacting the law under which the rule is proposed;
and
(2) Congress approves the rule in accordance with the
procedures established by this Act.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT RULES BY CONGRESS.

(a) Congressional Approval of Significant Rules Required.--A
significant rule shall not take effect before the date of the enactment
of a joint resolution described in section 4(a) comprised solely of the
text of the significant rule.
(b) Reporting and Review of Significant Rules.--(1) Before a
proposed significant rule would take effect as a final rule, the agency
proposing the rule shall submit to each House of Congress a report
containing the following:
(A) A copy of the proposed significant rule.
(B) A concise summary of the proposed significant rule, its
purpose, and anticipated effects.
(C) A complete copy of any cost-benefit analysis report
that has been prepared by the agency with respect to the
proposed significant rule.
(D) An explanation of the specific statutory interpretation
under which a rule is proposed, including an explanation of--
(i) whether the interpretation is expressly
required by the text of the statute; or
(ii) if the interpretation is not expressly
required by the text of the statute, an explanation
that the interpretation is within the range of
permissible interpretations of the statute as
identified by the agency, and an explanation why the
interpretation selected by the agency is the agency's
preferred interpretation.
(E) Any other relevant information or requirements under
any other Act and any relevant Executive order.
(2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), each House of
Congress shall provide a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking
minority party member of each committee with jurisdiction over the
subject matter of the report.
(c) No Inference To Be Drawn Where Congress Fails To Approve.--If
Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving a proposed
significant rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress
from any action or inaction of Congress with regard to such rule or any
related statute.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR SIGNIFICANT RULES.

(a) Introduction.--The majority leader of each House of the
Congress shall introduce (by request) a joint resolution comprised
solely of the text of a proposed significant rule not later than 3
session days in the Senate or 3 legislative days in the House of
Representatives after the date on which an agency submits a report
under section 3(b) containing the text of the proposed significant
rule. If the joint resolution is not introduced in either House as
provided in the preceding sentence, then any Member of that House may
introduce the joint resolution.
(b) Referral and Consideration.--(1) The joint resolution shall be
referred to the appropriate committee of the House in which it is
introduced. The committee may report the joint resolution without
substantive revision and with or without recommendation or with an
adverse recommendation, or the committee may vote not to report the
joint resolution. If the committee votes to order the joint resolution
reported, it shall be reported not later than the end of the period
(not to exceed 45 session days in the Senate or 45 legislative days in
the House of Representatives) established for consideration of the
joint resolution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the
majority leader of the Senate, as the case may be. Except in the case
of a joint resolution which a committee votes not to report, a
committee failing to report a joint resolution within such period shall
be automatically discharged from consideration of the joint resolution,
and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(2) A vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall be taken
in that House on or before the close of the 90th session day in the
Senate or 90th legislative day in the House of Representatives after
the date of the introduction of the joint resolution in that House.
(3)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the
consideration of a joint resolution under this section shall be highly
privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be
in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a joint resolution
under this section shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, which
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the
joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be
debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a joint
resolution under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by
which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
(C) All appeals from the decisions of the chair relating to the
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to a joint resolution under this section shall be
decided without debate.
(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a joint resolution
under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of
Representatives applicable to other joint resolutions in similar
circumstances.
(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a
joint resolution under this section shall be privileged and not
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall
it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
agreed to or disagreed to.
(B) Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution under this section,
and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader
or their designees.
(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in
connection with a joint resolution under this section shall be limited
to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, except that in
the event the manager of the joint resolution is in favor of any such
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled
by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of
them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a joint
resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the
consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint
resolution under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a
joint resolution under this section is not in order.
(c) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to a joint resolution
considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of
Representatives or the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of
this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in
order in either House for the presiding officer to entertain a request
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
(d) Treatment if the Other House Has Acted.--If, before the passage
by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in
subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint
resolution described in subsection (a) comprised of the same text,
then--
(1) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no
joint resolution had been received from the other House, and
(2) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint
resolution of the other House.
(e) Constitutional Authority.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it
is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
that House in the case of a joint resolution described in
subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the
same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

SEC. 5. EXISTING RULES.

(a) In General.--Any existing rule may be revised or revoked in
accordance with this section if a petition for review so requests.
(b) Introduction.--If a petition for review is filed with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, the
Clerk or the Secretary shall determine whether the petition meets the
requirements of subsection (d). If the Clerk or the Secretary
determines that a petition meets those requirements, he or she shall
notify the majority leader of that House. The majority leader so
notified shall, within 3 session days in the Senate or 3 legislative
days in the House of Representatives, introduce a joint resolution (by
request) that makes the revision or revocation of existing rules
proposed by the petition upon the enactment of that joint resolution.
If the joint resolution is not introduced as provided in the preceding
sentence, then any Member of that House may introduce the joint
resolution.
(c) Procedures for Consideration in the House of Representatives
and the Senate.--Any joint resolution introduced under subsection (b)
shall be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate in
accordance with the procedures respecting a joint resolution set forth
in section 4.
(d) Petitions for Review.--A petition for review under subsection
(a) shall contain the following:
(1) Any rule affected by the petition and the contents of
that rule as it would exist if a joint resolution revising or
revoking that rule pursuant to the petition were enacted.
(2) For a petition in the Senate, the signatures of 30
Senators, or for a petition in the House of Representatives,
the signatures of 120 Members.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ''agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code (relating to
administrative procedure).
(2) Session day and legislative day.--The terms ''session
day'' and ''legislative day'' do not include, with respect to a
House of the Congress, any day throughout which that House is
not in session.
(3) Rule.--(A) The term ''rule'' has the meaning given such
term by section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that
such term does not include--
(i) any rule of particular applicability including
a rule that approves or prescribes--
(I) future rates, wages, prices, services,
or allowances therefor,
(II) corporate or financial structures,
reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions
thereof, or
(III) accounting practices or disclosures
bearing on any of the foregoing, or
(ii) any rule of agency organization, personnel,
procedure, practice, or any routine matter.
(B) The term ''final rule'' means any final rule or interim
final rule.
(4) Significant rule.--The term ''significant rule'' means
any rule proposed by an agency that is specified or described
as such in the Act that authorizes the rule.

SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR MONETARY POLICY.

Nothing in this Act applies to any rule concerning monetary policy
proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.

Output: Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 2001 - Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution described in this Act comprising solely of the text of such rule. Calls for congressional reporting and review of significant rules before they take effect as final rules.Provides that, if Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving the proposed rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress from any action or inaction with regard to such rule or any related statute.Sets forth: (1) the congressional approval procedure for significant rules; and (2) provisions with respect to revising or revoking an existing rule.Exempts from this Act rules concerning monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protect Our Workers from
Exploitation and Retaliation Act'' or the ''POWER Act''.

SEC. 2. VICTIMS OF SERIOUS LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT VIOLATIONS OR CRIME.

(a) Protection for Victims of Labor and Employment Violations.--
Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) by amending subclause (I) to read as follows:
''(I) the alien--
''(aa) has suffered substantial
abuse or harm as a result of having
been a victim of criminal activity
described in clause (iii);
''(bb) has suffered substantial
abuse or harm related to a violation
described in clause (iv);
''(cc) is a victim of criminal
activity described in clause (iii) and
would suffer extreme hardship upon
removal; or
''(dd) has suffered a violation
described in clause (iv) and would
suffer extreme hardship upon
removal;'';
(B) in subclause (II), by inserting '', or a labor
or employment violation resulting in a workplace claim
described in clause (iv)'' before the semicolon at the
end;
(C) in subclause (III)--
(i) by striking ''or State judge, to the
Service'' and inserting '', State, or local
judge, to the Department of Homeland Security,
to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
to the Department of Labor, to the National
Labor Relations Board''; and
(ii) by inserting '', or investigating,
prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for a
labor or employment violation related to a
workplace claim described in clause (iv)''
before the semicolon at the end; and
(D) in subclause (IV)--
(i) by inserting ''(aa)'' after ''(IV)''
and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
''or
''(bb) a workplace claim described in
clause (iv) resulted from a labor or employment
violation;'';
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ''or'' at the end and
inserting ''and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(iv) in the labor or employment violation related
to a workplace claim, the alien--
''(I) has filed, is a material witness in,
or is likely to be helpful in the investigation
of, a bona fide workplace claim (as defined in
section 274A(e)(10)(C)(iii)(II)); and
''(II) reasonably fears, has been
threatened with, or has been the victim of, an
action involving force, physical restraint,
retaliation, or abuse of the immigration or
other legal process against the alien or
another person by the employer in relation to
acts underlying the workplace claim or related
to the filing of the workplace claim; or''.
(b) Temporary Protection for Victims of Crime, Labor, and
Employment Violations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security may permit an alien to temporarily
remain in the United States and grant the alien employment
authorization if the Secretary determines that the alien--
(1) has filed for relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)); or
(2)(A) has filed, or is a material witness to, a bona fide
workplace claim (as defined in section 274A(e)(10)(B)(iii)(II)
of such Act, as added by section 3(b)); and
(B) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be
helpful to--
(i) a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
official;
(ii) a Federal, State, or local prosecutor;
(iii) a Federal, State, or local judge;
(iv) the Department of Homeland Security;
(v) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
(vi) the Department of Labor;
(vii) the National Labor Relations Board; or
(viii) other Federal, State, or local authorities
investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies
related to the workplace claim.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 214(p) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or investigating,
prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for workplace claims
described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)'' after ''section
101(a)(15)(U)(iii)'' each place such term appears;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ''10,000'' and
inserting ''30,000''; and
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting ''or workplace claims described in
section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)'' after ''described in
section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii)''; and
(B) by inserting ''or workplace claim'' after
''prosecution of such criminal activity''.
(d) Adjustment of Status for Victims of Crimes.--Section 245(m)(1)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(m)(1)) is amended
by inserting ''or an investigation or prosecution regarding a workplace
claim'' after ''prosecution''.
(e) Change of Nonimmigrant Classification.--Section 384(a)(1) of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ''physical or mental
abuse and the criminal activity'' and inserting ''abuse and the
criminal activity or workplace claim'';
(2) in subparagraph (F), by adding ''or'' at the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
''(G) the alien's employer,''.

SEC. 3. LABOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

(a) Removal Proceedings.--Section 239(e) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ''In cases where'' and inserting
''If''; and
(B) by inserting ''or as a result of information
provided to the Department of Homeland Security in
retaliation against individuals for exercising or
attempting to exercise their employment rights or other
legal rights'' after ''paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
''(C) At a facility about which a workplace claim
has been filed or is contemporaneously filed.''.
(b) Unlawful Employment of Aliens.--Section 274A(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(10) Conduct in enforcement actions.--
''(A) Enforcement action.--If the Department of
Homeland Security undertakes an enforcement action at a
facility about which a workplace claim has been filed
or is contemporaneously filed, or as a result of
information provided to the Department in retaliation
against employees for exercising their rights related
to a workplace claim, the Department shall ensure
that--
''(i) any aliens arrested or detained who
are necessary for the investigation or
prosecution of workplace claim violations or
criminal activity (as described in subparagraph
(T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15)) are not
removed from the United States until after the
Department--
''(I) notifies the appropriate law
enforcement agency with jurisdiction
over such violations or criminal
activity; and
''(II) provides such agency with
the opportunity to interview such
aliens; and
''(ii) no aliens entitled to a stay of
removal or abeyance of removal proceedings
under this section are removed.
''(B) Protections for victims of crime, labor, and
employment violations.--
''(i) Stay of removal or abeyance of
removal proceedings.--An alien against whom
removal proceedings have been initiated under
chapter 4 of title II, who has filed a
workplace claim, who is a material witness in
any pending or anticipated proceeding involving
a bona fide workplace claim, or who has filed
for relief under section 101(a)(15)(U), shall
be entitled to a stay of removal or an abeyance
of removal proceedings and to employment
authorization until the resolution of the
workplace claim or the denial of relief under
section 101(a)(15)(U) after exhaustion of
administrative appeals, whichever is later,
unless the Department establishes, by a
preponderance of the evidence in proceedings
before the immigration judge presiding over
that alien's removal hearing, that--
''(I) the alien has been convicted
of a felony; or
''(II) the workplace claim was
filed in bad faith with the intent to
delay or avoid the alien's removal.
''(ii) Duration.--Any stay of removal or
abeyance of removal proceedings and employment
authorization issued pursuant to clause (i)
shall remain valid until the resolution of the
workplace claim or the denial of relief under
section 101(a)(15)(U) after the exhaustion of
administrative appeals, and shall be extended
by the Secretary of Homeland Security for a
period of not longer than 3 additional years
upon determining that--
''(I) such relief would enable the
alien asserting a workplace claim to
pursue the claim to resolution;
''(II) the deterrent goals of any
statute underlying a workplace claim
would be served; or
''(III) such extension would
otherwise further the interests of
justice.
''(iii) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
''(I) Material witness.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the term 'material witness' means
an individual who presents a
declaration from an attorney
investigating, prosecuting, or
defending the workplace claim or from
the presiding officer overseeing the
workplace claim attesting that, to the
best of the declarant's knowledge and
belief, reasonable cause exists to
believe that the testimony of the
individual will be relevant to the
outcome of the workplace claim.
''(II) Workplace claim.--The term
'workplace claim' means any written or
oral claim, charge, complaint, or
grievance filed with, communicated to,
or submitted to the employer, a
Federal, State, or local agency or
court, or an employee representative
related to the violation of applicable
Federal, State, and local labor laws,
including laws concerning wages and
hours, labor relations, family and
medical leave, occupational health and
safety, civil rights, or
nondiscrimination.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
Output: Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from the definition of "immigrant" a nonimmigrant alien who files a petition for U visa status (set aside for victims of crimes and their immediate family members) if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien: has suffered abuse or harm as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity; has suffered substantial abuse or harm related to specified labor or employment violations related to a workplace claim (workplace violation); is a victim of specified criminal activity and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; has suffered a workplace violation and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; has been helpful in a workplace violation investigation; or has filed, is a material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a workplace claim and reasonably fears or has been the victim of an action involving force, physical restraint, retaliation, or abuse of the immigration or other legal process by the employer. DHS may permit an alien to remain and work temporarily in the United States if the alien: (1) has filed for relief as a victim of crime or of violations of labor or employment laws or regulations; (2) has filed, or is a material witness to, a workplace claim; and (3) has been helpful in a federal, state, or local law enforcement action related to the claim. The bill sets forth workplace claim procedural requirements and protections in an enforcement action leading to a removal proceeding. The bill establishes exceptions to a stay of removal or other specified relief where DHS establishes that: (1) the alien has been convicted of a felony, or (2) a workplace claim was filed in bad faith with intent to delay or avoid the alien's removal.