HR 19
109th Congress
House
Immigration
Alien labor
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Employee selection
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Illegal aliens
Labor and Employment
Personnel records
Science, Technology, Communications
To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2005
Referred 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.
Plain-English summary
Renames the basic employment eligibility verification pilot program established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as the Employment Eligibility Verification System.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for permanent nationwide implementation of the System.
Requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System. Phases in compliance requirements over a seven-year period according to the number of persons employed by the entity. Establishes sanctions for noncompliance. Provides for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.