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H.R.3676 / 111th Congress

Improving Methods to Promote Regular Occurrences of the Verification of Employability Status Act of 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2009

Improving Methods to Promote Regular Occurrences of the Verification of Employability Status Act of 2009 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to eliminate the pilot program status of the E-verify (employment authorization) program, thus making the program permanent.

Revises confirmation provisions. Adds provisions respecting fraudulent documentation and sanctions. Provides that information posters required to be displayed shall be written only in English.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R–GA

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Judiciary Committee
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Actions

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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

  3. Referred to House Education and Labor

  4. Referred to House Judiciary

  5. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  6. Introduced in House

  7. Introduced in House

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