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S.J.Res. 8

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S.J.Res. 8, “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"”, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 30, 2025 by Sen. John Kennedy (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 8 has 2 co-sponsors.

sjr8/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 8 IS: 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”.
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 2025-01-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 8  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 30, 2025   Mr. Kennedy  (for himself and  Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    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 .
That Congress disapproves 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 (89 Fed. Reg. 101208 (December 13, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 30, 2025

sjr8/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/30/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. John Kennedy (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 8, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 8 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 30, 2025

Actions

S.J.Res. 8 has taken 2 actions since Jan 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 30, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S.J.Res. 8 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 8.

Titles

S.J.Res. 8 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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". — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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". — Display Title

Lobbying

8 clients hired 8 firms and 142 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 8 in 28 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Immigration, Banking, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA—Virginia16—
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE—District of Columbia16—
CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY—Virginia14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT—Virginia13—
ELEVANTAAssociation management companyGeorgia11$15K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA16—
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE16—
CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.14—
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION13—
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT13—
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION11—
CAPITOL SOLUTIONS LLC (MD)11$15K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 142.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDER ETCHEN116
DENIZ MUSTAFA116
JAMES YOUNG116
JEFFREY SHOAF116
JOHN CHAMBERS116
JOHN JENNINGS116
PAUL RICHMAN116
ABELARDO TORRES114
ANDREA PORWOLL114
ASHLEY GUM114
BRADLEY WATTS114
BRIAN GARST114
BRINCE MANNING114
BROOKE MILLER114
CASSIA CARVALHO114
CHAD WHITEMAN114
CHANTEL SHEAKS114
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW114
CHRISTOPHER EYLER114
CHRISTOPHER GUITH114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$4.6M3rd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT2025 third_quarter$310K3rd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT2025 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$216.4K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$202.2K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$195.9K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$111.2K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$76.9K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 8 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 8’s is Immigration.

sjres8/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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