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American LAWS Act

Introduced: August 3, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Nov 9, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.

Nov 9, 2017

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act or the American LAWS Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and (2) reduce the worldwide fiscal year level for family-sponsored immigration.

Legal Workforce Act

The bill revises the employment eligibility verification process. It also increases employer penalties for the unlawful hiring of illegal aliens.

The bill establishes a nonimmigrant alien visa for the parent of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old.

The Department of Homeland Security shall establish: (1) an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system; (2) programs to block the use of misused social security numbers and suspend the use of social security account numbers of identity fraud victims; and (3) at least two Identity Authentication Employment Eligibility Verification pilot programs using distinct technologies to provide employers with identity authentication and employment verification of new employees.

What's happening now December 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Related & companion bills 4

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Arizona · Dec 19, 2017

Babin, Brian

Texas · Dec 11, 2017

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Dec 11, 2017

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Dec 4, 2017

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Dec 4, 2017

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Nov 29, 2017

Garrett, Thomas

· Nov 16, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4340: American LAWS Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4340/

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"H.R. 4340: American LAWS Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4340/.

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