US Congress House Bill 250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after and to replace the E-Verify system, which allows employers and recruiters to verify the immigration status of individuals. The bill also mandates the use of such a system, where currently only some employers, such as those with federal contracts, are required to use E-Verify. The bill specifies documents that can establish an individual's identity and employment authorization. During the period starting when a job offer is made until three business days after hiring, the individual must attest to his or her employment authorization, and the employer or recruiter must attest that it has examined the individual's required documents. Employers shall reverify certain types of employees who were not previously verified using E-verify. The Social Security Administration shall notify employees if their Social Security number has been used multiple times in an unusual manner. DHS shall establish programs for blocking and suspending misused numbers. Employers that are required to use the verification system shall not be liable for any employment-related action based on a good-faith reliance on the information from the system. The bill establishes a phased-in participation deadline for different categories of employers, including agricultural employers. The bill increases civil penalties related to hiring individuals without work authorization. It also preempts state laws relating to hiring and employment eligibility verification, but states may use their authority of business licensing to penalize employers for failing to comply with the bill's provisions.

Legal Workforce Act

Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-01-04	House	Introduced in House

HB6083 (Related) 2020-03-04 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/250/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr250/BILLS-116hr250ih.pdf