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H.R.2885: Legal Workforce Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced Sept. 12, 2011
- Latest Major Action Sept. 21, 2011
- See the seven similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
79 (5 Democrats, 74 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Legal Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.) Requires an employer to attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by:...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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 the Workforce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred for a period ending not later than September 13, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Social Security, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
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| Sept. 12, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Lamar Smith (R-Texas) |