H.R. 4340 · 115th Congress
American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act
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A merican Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act or the American LAWS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 9, 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act
Also known as: American LAWS Act
Latest action (Dec 13, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 9, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.