Bill115th CongressFiled Feb 13, 2017Immigration
H.R. 1010
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 13, 2017)
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.
What just happenedMar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11](R-PA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 R
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- Introduced in HouseFeb 13, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Feb 13, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House