,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the    
removal from the ,united ,states of     
certain recipients of temporary         
protected status who are essential      
workers1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,respect for ,essential ,workers   
,act4  #b4 ,temporary ,protected ,status
 for essential workers  7a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a covered alien may not be removed 
from the ,united ,states on the basis   
that the grant of temporary protected   
status under section #bdd of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 has been terminated4 
7b7 ,adjustment of status               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a covered alien may adjust to the  

status of an alien lawfully admitted for
 permanent residence under section #bde 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7 beginning on  
the date that is #ij days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered alien means an alien who--
  7,a7 on the date of enactment of this 
,act1 is present in the ,united ,states 
pursuant to a grant of temporary        
protected status under section #bdd of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a72 and  7,b7 works 
in or receives training for an          
occupation in--  7i7 an essential       
industry or in a region with a          
documented labor shortage1 as determined
 by the ,secretary of ,labor2 or  7ii7 a
 health care-related profession in a    
health professional shortage area1 as   
determined by the ,administrator of the 
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration4  7#b7 ,the term        
essential industry means any of the     

following3 7,a7 ,health care4  7,b7     
,emergency response4  7,c7 ,sanitation4 
7,d7 ,restaurant ownership1 food        
preparation1 vending1 catering1 food    
packaging1 food services1 or food       
delivery4  7,e7 ,hotel or retail4  7,f7 
,fish1 poultry1 and meat processing4    
7,g7 ,agricultural work1 including labor
 that is seasonal in nature4  7,h7      
,housing1 residential1 or commercial    
construction-related activities1 or     
public works construction4  7,i7        
,natural disaster recovery1 disaster    
reconstruction1 and related             
construction4  7,j7 ,home and           
community-based work1 including-- 7i7   
home health care2  7ii7 residential     
care2  7iii7 the provision of assistance
 with activities of daily living2  7iv7 
any service provided by a direct care   
worker 7as such term is defined in      
section #gii;,b of the ,public ,health  
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep771 a 
personal care aide1 job coach1 or       
supported employment provider2 and  7v7 

the provision of any other type of care 
to an individual in their home by a     
direct service provider1 personal care  
attendant1 and home health aide4  7,k7  
,family care1 including the provision of
 child care services1 including in-home 
child care services 7such as nanny      
services71 and care services provided by
 one family member to another family    
member4  7,l7 ,transportation or        
logistics4