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HR 5197 113th Congress House

Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act

Official title: To amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2014 Introduced by: Frankel, Lois Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Immigration Congressional oversightForeign laborGovernment information and archivesVisas and passportsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 24, 2014
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and expand the data reporting requirements to cover all nonimmigrant employees.

Requires that such information be available on a public website.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 3, 2014
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 24, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5197: Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5197/
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"H.R. 5197: Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5197/.
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