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H.R. 1951 110th Congress House

Legal Employee Verification Act

Official title: To establish a mandatory system for employers to verify the employment eligibility of potential employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 7, 2007 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesAdmission of nonimmigrantsAgricultural laborAgriculture and Food
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Apr 19, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Homeland Security, 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.
Apr 19, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E803)
Apr 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legal Employee Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require visas issued by the Secretary of State and immigration related documents issued by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with authentication and biometric standards recognized by domestic and international standards organizations.

Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish an Employment Eligibility Confirmation System to respond to inquiries made by employers regarding the identities and employment authorizations of their employees; (2) design, implement, and maintain an Employment Eligibility Database, including annual reverification; and (3) develop a plan to phase all workers into the Database and phase out the employer verification system established in specified existing provisions.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Attorney General) to implement an integrated entry and exit data system.

Requires a process under which an H-2B alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who files a nonfrivolous complaint regarding a violation of this Act and is otherwise eligible to remain and work in the United States may be allowed to seek other employment in the United States for a period not to exceed the maximum period of stay for that nonimmigrant.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 7, 2007
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