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Legal Workforce Act

Introduced: April 27, 2023 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 5, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-47, Part I.
May 5, 2023
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
May 5, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 31.
May 5, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
May 5, 2023
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Apr 19, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 19, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
Apr 17, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Homeland Security, 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.
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023

This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility.

For example, the bill

  • limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who arrive in the United States at a port of entry;
  • allows for the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal;
  • expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death;
  • requires a fee of at least $50 for each asylum application, except for certain applications involving an unaccompanied alien child;
  • authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border;
  • prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors;
  • authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application;
  • imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and
  • requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 10
  • HR 319 Related bill Legal Workforce Act
  • HR 2417 Related bill Protection of Children Act of 2023
  • HR 2432 Related bill Migrant Processing and Protection Act of 2023
  • HR 2436 Related bill Visa Overstays Penalties Act
  • HR 2453 Related bill Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023
  • HR 2580 Related bill Ensuring United Families at the Border Act
  • S 505 Related bill Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023
  • HR 2 Related bill Secure the Border Act of 2023
  • S 2824 Related bill Secure the Border Act of 2023
  • HR 6477 Related bill To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the process for inspection of applicants for admission.
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Lesko, Debbie
· Apr 27, 2023
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Apr 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2640: Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2640/
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"H.R. 2640: Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2640/.
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H.R. 2640, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2640/.
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