H.R.251

Legal Workforce Act

Introduced·1/9/25

Legal Workforce Act makes mandatory and permanent the use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system.

Legal Workforce Act makes mandatory and permanent the use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system. It requires employers to use the system to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. Employers must attest to compliance and retain verification forms for inspection. The bill also establishes penalties for violations and allows for debarment from federal contracts for repeat offenders.

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Judiciary Committee
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jan 9, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jan 9, 2025

House

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