To eliminate the touchback requirement for certain Commonwealth Only Workers, and for other purposes.

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Republican · MP · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-05-20

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would remove a requirement that certain workers from Commonwealth territories (like Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam) must leave the United States and return to their home territory before being allowed to work in the country. The change would make it easier for these workers to obtain employment authorization without having to go through the process of leaving and re-entering the U.S.

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