US HB1010 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "unauthorized alien," with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.
Title
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA] | Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1010/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1010/BILLS-115hr1010ih.pdf |
