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H.R. 5731 110th Congress House

Secure the Capitol Act

Official title: To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for the provision of goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contract… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for the provision of goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contractor who does not participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Employee selectionGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment procurementIllegal aliensImmigrationLabor and EmploymentScience, Technology, CommunicationsSubcontractors
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 8, 2008
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 Latest action April 8, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure the Capitol Act - Prohibits an office of the legislative branch from entering into a contract for goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any contractor employing individuals unless the contractor: (1) elects to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to all of its employees and those providing goods or services under the contract; (2) is in compliance with the terms and conditions of such election; and (3) certifies that each of its subcontractors providing goods or services has elected to participate in such program, and is also in such compliance, with respect to all of its employees as well as those providing goods or services under the subcontract.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5731: Secure the Capitol Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5731/
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"H.R. 5731: Secure the Capitol Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5731/.
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H.R. 5731, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5731/.
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