US HB282 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require federal contractors and subcontractors to participate in the E-Verify Program. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the Program is applied to all of the contractor's or subcontractor's employees and not just to those performing the contract or subcontract.

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Title

To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-07HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-01-12HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-01-12HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2011-01-12HouseReferred 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.

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