This bill would block a DHS rule that gives some work-permit renewal applicants more time to keep working. It does not set a new time limit. It only cancels this one rule.
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Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants". is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on H.J.Res. 23: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects immigrants who are renewing federal work permits and may rely on an automatic extension to keep working. It also affects employers who need to know whether those workers can stay on the job while renewals are pending. DHS would lose the ability to use this specific rule, but it would keep any other legal powers not blocked by the bill.
Why this matters: This matters because it could change whether some immigrants can keep working while the government processes their work-permit renewals. The bill does not directly set a new rule for workers. Instead, it blocks DHS from using a recent rule that lengthens some automatic extensions. The real-world effect would depend on what older rule or other lawful DHS policy applies after that.
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