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HR 282 112th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Foreign labor Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement

To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification.

Introduced: January 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Jan 12, 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.
Jan 12, 2011
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 to participate in the E-Verify Program.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the 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 February 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 3
R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 12, 2011
MILLER, GARY
· Apr 1, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Mar 16, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Feb 8, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Jan 18, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Jan 12, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 12, 2011
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jan 12, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Jan 12, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Jan 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 282: To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-282/
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"H.R. 282: To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-282/.
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H.R. 282, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-282/.
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