H.R. 251
Legal Workforce Act
Plain-English summary
Legal Workforce Act This bill 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.
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Cosponsor · Republican · TX
Troy DowningCosponsor · Republican · MT
Michael James BaumgartnerCosponsor · Republican · WA
Russell FryCosponsor · Republican · SC
Chip RoyCosponsor · Republican · TX
Tony WiedCosponsor · Republican · WI
Jimmy Patronis Jr.Cosponsor · Republican · FL
Andy OglesCosponsor · Republican · TN
Scott Hon. DesjarlaisCosponsor · Republican · TN
Benjamin Lee ClineCosponsor · Republican · VA
Greg SteubeCosponsor · Republican · FL
Scott PerryCosponsor · Republican · PA
Riley M. MooreCosponsor · Republican · WV
Ken CalvertSponsor · Republican · CA
Richard McCormickCosponsor · Republican · GA
Christopher H. SmithCosponsor · Republican · NJ
Ann WagnerCosponsor · Republican · MO
Brian JackCosponsor · Republican · GA
Julia LetlowCosponsor · Republican · LA
Josh BrecheenCosponsor · Republican · OK
Lauren BoebertCosponsor · Republican · CO
Dale W. StrongCosponsor · Republican · AL
Andy BiggsCosponsor · Republican · AZ
Michael CloudCosponsor · Republican · TX
Ralph W. Norman Jr.Cosponsor · Republican · SC
Keith SelfCosponsor · Republican · TX
Sheri BiggsCosponsor · Republican · SC
Edward CaseCosponsor · Democratic · HI
Warren DavidsonCosponsor · Republican · OH
Matthew Robert Van EppsCosponsor · Republican · TN
Troy NehlsCosponsor · Republican · TX
Gus M BilirakisCosponsor · Republican · FL
Felix Barry MooreCosponsor · Republican · AL
Elizabeth Ann Van DuyneCosponsor · Republican · TX
Joe WilsonCosponsor · Republican · SC
Brian BabinCosponsor · Republican · TX
Michael A Collins Jr.Cosponsor · Republican · GA
Garland Andy BarrCosponsor · Republican · KY
Lloyd SmuckerCosponsor · Republican · PA
Mary E. MillerCosponsor · Republican · IL
Wesley HuntCosponsor · Republican · TX
Byron DonaldsCosponsor · Republican · FL
Thomas McclintockCosponsor · Republican · CA
Addison P. McDowellCosponsor · Republican · NC
Randy FineCosponsor · Republican · FL
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