HR 251 · in committee · major
Legal Workforce Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- Creates a mandatory electronic system for employers to verify workers' immigration status, replacing the current E-Verify program.
- Affects all employers, workers seeking employment, and the Social Security Administration's fraud detection processes.
- Phases in requirements by employer size and type, increases penalties for hiring unauthorized workers, and shields compliant employers from liability.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would mandatory employment verification affect hiring timelines and costs for small businesses compared to large employers?
- 02
What evidence exists that electronic verification systems reduce unauthorized employment more effectively than current voluntary E-Verify?
- 03
Which worker populations might face increased hiring discrimination if employers must verify immigration status for all employees?
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Sponsor · R-CA-41
Ken Calvert
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
39/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-09
Joining the bill
Tom McClintock
R-CA-5 · original
Ed Case
D-HI-1
Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5
Ann Wagner
R-MO-2
Sheri Biggs
R-SC-3
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26
Christopher H. Smith
R-NJ-4
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4
Mike Collins
R-GA-10
Lloyd Smucker
R-PA-11
Troy E. Nehls
R-TX-22
Russell Fry
R-SC-7
+ 27 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and 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.
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and 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.
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and 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.
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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