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H.R. 4340

American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act

American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act or the American LAWS Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and (2) reduce the worldwide fiscal year level for family-sponsored immigration.

Legal Workforce Act

The bill revises the employment eligibility verification process. It also increases employer penalties for the unlawful hiring of illegal aliens.

The bill establishes a nonimmigrant alien visa for the parent of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old.

The Department of Homeland Security shall establish: (1) an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system; (2) programs to block the use of misused social security numbers and suspend the use of social security account numbers of identity fraud victims; and (3) at least two Identity Authentication Employment Eligibility Verification pilot programs using distinct technologies to provide employers with identity authentication and employment verification of new employees.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7](R-VA)Sponsor
17 cosponsors17 R
17cosponsors3committees6actions4related bills23subjects
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

    Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Judiciary Committee
  5. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  6. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act — Informed