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HR 231 105th Congress House Immigration Alien labor Auditing Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Forgery Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Identification devices Illegal aliens Labor and Employment Sentences (Criminal procedure) Social Welfare

To improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E55)
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to improve the social security card for purposes of carrying out illegal alien employment provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Amends Federal law to provide criminal penalties for fraud and related activities concerning work authorization documents.

What's happening now May 13, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4