S.J.Res. 8 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 30, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBlocks extended work permit waiting period
This joint resolution would cancel a Department of Homeland Security rule that extended the automatic waiting period for people renewing their work permits. Under the rule, eligible noncitizens who apply on time to renew their employment authorization documents would get an extra 540 days to keep working while their application is being processed, up from the previous 180 days.
How it affects you
This mainly affects noncitizens who are renewing their employment authorization documents. If this resolution passes, their waiting period would return to a shorter timeframe, which could mean less time they're allowed to work while waiting for their application to be decided.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 30, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security titled Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants and published on December 13, 2024. This rule makes permanent the increase of the automatic extension period from 180 days to 540 days for expiring employment authorization documents. The extension applies to eligible noncitizens who renew these authorizations on time.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.J.Res. 8
JOINT RESOLUTION
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 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".
Sponsor: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) · Introduced Jan 30, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 30, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”