HR 280 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Secure the Capitol Act

Introduced Jan 12, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Elton Gallegly R-CA

Latest action · Jan 12, 2011 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.

IntroducedJan 12, 2011
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 E-Verify Program; (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, and is in compliance with, such election with respect to all of its employees as well as those providing goods or services under the subcontract.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2011 to Jul 28, 2011; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-CA	Edward R. Royce	Original	Jan 12, 2011
D-NC	Heath Shuler	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-CA	John Campbell	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Jan 12, 2011
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Jan 18, 2011
R-IN	Dan Burton		Jan 19, 2011
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jan 19, 2011
R-FL	C. W. Bill Young		Jan 24, 2011
R-MN	Chip Cravaack		Jan 24, 2011
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Feb 8, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Feb 8, 2011
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Feb 10, 2011
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Feb 10, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Feb 18, 2011
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Mar 10, 2011
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Apr 1, 2011
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Jul 12, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jul 13, 2011
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Jul 28, 2011

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 Jan 12, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 12, 2011Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 & 4 of the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce and exclude illegal aliens.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H203.

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 E-Verify 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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 12, 2011Introduced in House

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