To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.
Latest action · Sep 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 31, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to use the employment eligibility confirmation system to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2011 to Jul 14, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 7, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 28, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jul 14, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jul 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- May 31, 2011Introduced in House
- May 31, 2011Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 31, 2011Introduced in House
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