# 115-hr-5908: POWER Act

115-hr-5908, POWER Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5908
- Congress: 115
- Title: POWER Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the nonimmigrant U-visa category (crime victims and their immediate family members) to include an alien who: has suffered substantial abuse or harm resulting from a workplace violation claim; is a victim of specified criminal activity or 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, employer retaliation. An alien who is a material witness in a workplace claim and who has been helpful in a related law enforcement action may remain and work temporarily in the United States. In a Department of Homeland Security workplace enforcement action a detained alien: (1) who is necessary as a witness shall not be removed until the appropriate law enforcement agency is notified and has an opportunity to interview such individual, and (2) who is entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal shall not be removed. An alien in removal proceedings who is a witness in a workplace claim or who has filed for U-visa status shall be entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal and permitted to work until the claim's disposition unless the alien has been convicted of a felony or filed a bad faith claim.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5908 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5908)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
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