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HR 2064 112th Congress House

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for…

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an emp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.

Introduced: June 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
May 31, 2011
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.
May 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to use the employment eligibility confirmation system to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 28, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 13, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 2, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2064: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2064/
MLA
"H.R. 2064: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2064/.
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H.R. 2064, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2064/.
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[H.R. 2064: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2064/)
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