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HOUSE 1010115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017

Last Action
3/2/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • 2017-02-13Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2017-02-13Introduced in House
  • 2017-02-13Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-13 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Mo Brooks (R-AL)
  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Foreign labor
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Visas and passports
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