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- H.R.19
H.R.19: To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced Jan. 4, 2007
- Latest Major Action May 9, 2007
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
30 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Renames the basic employment eligibility verification pilot program established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as the Employment Eligibility Verification System. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for permanent nationwide implementation of the System. Requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System. Phases in compliance...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Education and Labor
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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| Jan. 4, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) |