H.R. 5232: Domestic Jobs Protection Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Sept. 9, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Sept. 9, 2025)
Domestic Jobs Protection Act
This bill plugs a loophole in the law that has allowed the Executive Branch to create guestworker programs without authorization from Congress.
Categories of aliens granted discretionary employment authorization who would lose access to employment authorization under Rep. Gill’s bill:
● Parolees
● Extended Voluntary Departure
● Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
● Aliens with a final order of removal
● Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
● Optional Practical Training (OPT)
● Applicants for adjustment of status (if their underlying status isn’t work
authorized)
● H-4–spouses/minor children of H visa holders
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-9) (Sept. 9, 2025)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4) (Sept. 9, 2025)
Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC-8) (Sept. 9, 2025)
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) (Sept. 9, 2025)
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL-6) (Sept. 9, 2025)