Bill113th CongressFiled Nov 20, 2014Immigration
H.R. 5761
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 20, 2014)
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 - 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 happenedDec 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11](R-PA)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 R
3cosponsors1committees4actions4subjects
- Introduced in HouseNov 20, 2014
- Dec 9, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Nov 20, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 20, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House