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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons.

Introduced: January 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jan 28, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Jan 21, 2010
Referred to House Homeland Security
Jan 21, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 21, 2010
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.
Jan 21, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 21, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the use of a basic pilot program (E-verify program) by employers of workers within the United States should be mandatory and that enforcement policies should hold both employers and employees responsible for violations; (2) sustaining the necessary border infrastructure and manpower to secure U.S. borders to prevent the unauthorized passage of persons or contraband is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) immigration reform should not legalize, grant amnesty for, or confer any other legal status condoning the unlawful U.S. entry or presence of any individual.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 7
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 13, 2010
Fallin, Mary
· Apr 21, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 21, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 3, 2010
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 27, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Jan 27, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 27, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Jan 21, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jan 21, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Jan 21, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 21, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 21, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1026/
MLA
"H. Res. 1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1026/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 1026, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1026/.
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[H. Res. 1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1026/)
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