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HR 2508 110th Congress House Immigration Alien labor Data banks Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Illegal aliens Labor and Employment Science, Technology, Communications Subcontractors

To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification.

Introduced: May 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 24, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require federal contractors and subcontractors (as defined by this Act) to participate in the employment eligibility verification pilot program.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the pilot program is applied to all of the contractor's or subcontractor's employees and not just to those performing the contract or subcontract.

What's happening now July 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 24, 2007
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 20, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2508: To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2508/
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"H.R. 2508: To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2508/.
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H.R. 2508, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2508/.
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