H.R. 2885, The Legal Workforce Act (4 wiki edits: view article ↓)
- This item is from the 112th Congress (2011-2012) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 1772, The Legal Workforce Act.
H.R. 2885 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system.
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Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2011: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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- Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX-21st district) (sponsor)
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-7th district) (1 comment»)
- Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ-8th district)
- Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-4th district)
- Rep. John Fleming (R-LA-4th district)
- Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-1st district)
- Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31st district)
- Rep. J. Forbes (R-VA-4th district)
- Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-3rd district)
- Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-32nd district)
- Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10th district)
- Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX-26th district) (1 comment»)
- Rep. John Duncan (R-TN-2nd district)
- Rep. C. Young (R-FL-13th district)
- Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL-15th district)
- Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-2nd district)
- Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL-1st district)
- Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS-1st district)
- Rep. David Roe (R-TN-1st district)
- Rep. John Culberson (R-TX-7th district)
- Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI-8th district) (2 comments»)
- Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT-4th district)
- Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE-2nd district)
- Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ-6th district)
- Rep. John Campbell (R-CA-45th district)
- Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42nd district)
- Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA-25th district)
- Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC-3rd district)
- Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA-39th district)
- Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ-7th district)
- Rep. Shelley Capito (R-WV-2nd district)
- Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR-3rd district)
- Rep. Peter King (R-NY-2nd district)
- Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL-4th district)
- Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA-3rd district)
- Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX-4th district)
- Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX-24th district)
- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA-49th district)
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48th district)
- Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR-2nd district)
- Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH-15th district)
- Rep. F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI-5th district)
- Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA-31st district)
- Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22nd district)
- Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX-12th district)
- Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO-6th district)
- Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL-1st district)
- Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS-4th district)
- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA-50th district)
- Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL-6th district)
- Rep. John Mica (R-FL-7th district)
- Rep. Don Young (R-AK-at large)
- Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA-3rd district)
- Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA-1st district)
- Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV-3rd district)
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