To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification.
Latest action · Jul 24, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require federal contractors and subcontractors (as defined by this Act) to participate in the employment eligibility verification pilot program.
Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the pilot program is applied to all of the contractor's or subcontractor's employees and not just to those performing the contract or subcontract.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2007 to May 21, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | May 21, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 24, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2007 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 24, 2007 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jun 25, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
- May 24, 2007Referred 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.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
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