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8 U.S.C. 1105a: Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants

Created in 2006 by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1160, 8 U.S.C. 1255a.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    Unchanged since the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, Public Law 109-162 (Jan 5, 2006).

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.