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H.R.3194 / 110th Congress

H1B SAFE Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 26, 2007

H1B Strengthening Anti-Fraud Effectiveness Act or H1B SAFE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, if the Secretary has specific information concerning an employer's improper hiring of a nonimmigrant H-1B alien (temporary employment in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model), to provide the Secretary of Labor with such information which may be used to initiate a Department of Labor compliance investigation.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require an employer filing an H-1B labor condition application with the Department of Labor to include the application number on the subsequent H-1B petition filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R–FL

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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

    2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    3. Introduced in House

    4. Introduced in House

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