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117-hr-5700117th Congress

9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act

Sponsored By: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

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Summary

9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to qualifying aliens who performed rescue, debris cleanup, or related services following the September 11, 2001, attacks. This bill shall apply to an alien who (1) performed a certain number of hours of such services in New York, New York, after the attack; (2) was exposed to debris from the former World Trade Center and airborne toxins while performing vehicle maintenance services after the attack; or (3) performed rescue, cleanup, or related services following the attack on the Pentagon or the aircraft crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. An individual who has applied for lawful permanent resident status under this bill shall receive work authorization while the application is pending. An individual who willfully makes a material misrepresentation or material omission related to the performance of these services may not receive lawful permanent resident status under this bill.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2021

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