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HR 2138 101th Congress House Immigration Alien labor Illegal aliens Longshoremen Recruiting of employees

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the application of employer sanctions to longshore work.

Introduced: April 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Oct 18, 1989
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 17, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 17, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 17, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 17, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 17, 1989
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Oct 17, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 17, 1989
Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 13, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 176.
Oct 13, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-280.
Jul 28, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 20, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 20, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 2, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Apr 27, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 27, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the application of employer sanctions to longshore work.

Defines "longshore work" to include activities relating or incident to cargo loading or unloading, including the operation of cargo-related equipment and the securing of a vessel in the United States or its coastal waters. Stipulates that for purposes of reciprocal foreign states such term includes activities with respect to vessels in such states.

Defines "reciprocal foreign state" to mean a state which permits U.S. nationals who are crewmen on U.S. ships to perform longshore work and where such work has taken place within the preceding six months.

States that any person or entity who brings a person into the United States to perform longshore work shall be considered such person's employer as of the date such work begins.

Requires such an employer to designate in writing a person or entity at a nearby U.S. port to maintain the required employment verification paperwork.

States that classification as an alien crewman shall not by itself authorize longshore work.

Provides for alternative employment verification documentation for longshore work by establishing: (1) that the alien is a national of a reciprocal foreign state; and (2) such work will be performed in connection with a reciprocal state's vessel.

What's happening now October 20, 1989

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 7, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 16, 1989
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