Secure the Capitol Act
Latest action · Apr 8, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure the Capitol Act - Prohibits an office of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contractor employing individuals unless the contractor: (1) elects to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to all of its employees and those providing goods or services under the contract; (2) is in compliance with the terms and conditions of such election; and (3) certifies that each of its subcontractors providing goods or services has elected to participate in such program, and is also in such compliance, with respect to all of its employees as well as those providing goods or services under the subcontract.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2008 to Jul 15, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Apr 8, 2008 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | May 5, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 6, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | May 14, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 22, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 15, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 8, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2008Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for the provision of goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contractor who does not participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Secure the Capitol Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Alien labor
- Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
- Congress
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Employee selection
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Labor and Employment
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Subcontractors
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2008Introduced in House
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