US Congress House Bill 2885 (Prior Session Legislation)

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September 21 2011 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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: (1) obtaining and recording the individual's social security account number, and (2) examining specified documents that establish such individual's identity and employment authorization. Requires an individual to attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States. Subjects an individual who knowingly uses the social security number or other identification of another person to fine and/or imprisonment. Establishes a phased-in EEVS participation deadline (six months to two years) for different categories of employers, including agricultural employers. (Exempts from verification requirements seasonal agricultural workers who return to work for a previous employer.) Requires reverification of the following workers who have not been verified under E-verify: (1) federal, state, or local government employees; (2) certain employees who require a federal security clearance; and (3) certain employees assigned to work in the United States under a federal or state contract. Authorizes an employer to voluntarily reverify employees. (Requires any such reverification to be applied to all individuals so employed). Includes employment recruitment and referral within the scope of EEVS. Requires EEVS use by union halls and nonprofit employment agencies. Requires EEVS to provide employers with: (1) temporary verification or nonverification within 3 working days of an inquiry; and (2) in the case of nonverification, a final verification or nonverification within 10 working days. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) an employer utilizing a good faith defense, (2) preemption of state or local law, (3) employer penalties, and (4) worker remedies for EEVS errors. Provides for the establishment of programs to: (1) block the use of misused social security numbers, and (2) suspend or limit the use of social security numbers of victims of identity fraud.

Legal Workforce Act

Rep Smith, Lamar	Rep Akin, W. Todd	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep Amodei, Mark E.
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G.	Rep Bass, Charles F.	Rep Bilbray, Brian P.	Rep Bishop, Rob
Rep Blackburn, Marsha	Rep Bonner, Jo	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Burgess, Michael C.
Rep Burton, Dan	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Campbell, John	Rep Capito, Shelley Moore
Rep Carter, John R.	Rep Chaffetz, Jason	Rep Coffman, Mike	Rep Cravaack, Chip
Rep Crenshaw, Ander	Rep Culberson, John Abney	Rep Duncan, John J., Jr.	Rep Fleming, John
Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Franks, Trent	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Granger, Kay
Rep Griffin, Tim	Rep Guinta, Frank C.	Rep Hall, Ralph M.	Rep Harris, Andy
Rep Heck, Joseph J.	Rep Hunter, Duncan D.	Rep Issa, Darrell E.	Rep Johnson, Timothy V.
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep King, Peter T.	Rep Kingston, Jack	Rep Labrador, Raul R.
Rep Lance, Leonard	Rep Latham, Tom	Rep Lewis, Jerry	Rep Manzullo, Donald A.
Rep Marchant, Kenny	Rep Matheson, Jim	Rep McCaul, Michael T.	Rep McClintock, Tom
Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck"	Rep McKinley, David B.	Rep Mica, John L.	Rep Miller, Gary G.
Rep Miller, Jeff	Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Nunnelee, Alan	Rep Olson, Pete
Rep Palazzo, Steven M.	Rep Quayle, Benjamin	Rep Roby, Martha	Rep Roe, David P.
Rep Rogers, Mike J.	Rep Rohrabacher, Dana	Rep Roskam, Peter J.	Rep Ross, Dennis
Rep Royce, Edward R.	Rep Schweikert, David	Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.	Rep Sessions, Pete
Rep Shuler, Heath	Rep Stearns, Cliff	Rep Stivers, Steve	Rep Sullivan, John
Rep Terry, Lee	Rep Walsh, Joe	Rep West, Allen B.	Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A.
Rep Womack, Steve	Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Young, Don

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-21	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
2011-09-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-09-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-09-13	House	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.
2011-09-12	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-09-12	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-09-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-09-12	House	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.

HB2164 (Related) 2011-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN02885:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2885ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2885ih.pdf