HR 6112 112th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Employee hiring Foreign labor Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Public contracts and procurement

Employee Verification Act

Introduced: July 12, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Jul 19, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Jul 12, 2012

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.

Jul 12, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Verification Act - 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.

Exempts specified federal procurement contracts from E-Verify coverage.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that E-Verify is applied to: (1) all persons hired during the term of the grant, loan, loan guarantee, or cooperative agreement by the recipient of the federal benefit to perform employment duties within the United States; and (2) all employees assigned by the recipient of the federal benefit to perform work within the United States under the project or activity funded by the grant, loan, loan guarantee, or cooperative agreement.

Makes E-Verify permanent.

What's happening now July 19, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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