News
Latest News
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) in a vote of 22-9. This bipartisan bill discourages illegal immigration by ensuring jobs are only made available to those authorized to work in the U.S. Specifically, the bill requires employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires though the E-Verify system. The Legal Workforce Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced and approved to help address various issues within our immigration system.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) in a vote of 22-9. This bipartisan bill discourages illegal immigration by ensuring jobs are only made available to those authorized to work in the U.S. Specifically, the bill requires employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires though the E-Verify system. The Legal Workforce Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced and approved to help address various issues within our immigration system.
House Judiciary Committee Approves Subcommittee Assignments for Rep. Jason Smith
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced Representative Jason Smith’s (R-Mo.) subcommittee assignments for the 113th Congress. Representative Smith’s assignments were approved by the full Judiciary Committee during today’s markup.
For the 113th Congress, Representative Jason Smith will serve on the following subcommittees:
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in the case of United States v.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) in a vote of 20-16. This bill creates a new temporary agricultural guestworker program to provide American farmers with access to a reliable workforce. The AG Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to address problems within our immigration system. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chief sponsor of the AG Act, praised today’s Committee vote.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) in a vote of 20-16. This bill creates a new temporary agricultural guestworker program to provide American farmers with access to a reliable workforce. The AG Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to address problems within our immigration system. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chief sponsor of the AG Act, praised today’s Committee vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: As we seek to reform our immigration system as a whole, we must take the time to look at each of the individual issues within this system to ensure that we get immigration reform right. Today the Committee will consider the second in a series of bills that represent the judicious and thorough, step-by-step approach to immigration reform that this Committee has undertaken.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) in a vote of 20-16. This bill creates a new temporary agricultural guestworker program to provide American farmers with access to a reliable workforce. The AG Act is one of several bills the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to address problems within our immigration system. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chief sponsor of the AG Act, praised today’s Committee vote.
Chairman Goodlatte: As we seek to reform our immigration system as a whole, we must take the time to look at each of the individual issues within this system to ensure that we get immigration reform right. Today the Committee will consider the second in a series of bills that represent the judicious and thorough, step-by-step approach to immigration reform that this Committee has undertaken.
Chairman Goodlatte: As we seek to reform our immigration system as a whole, we must take the time to look at each of the individual issues within this system to ensure that we get immigration reform right. Today the Committee will consider the second in a series of bills that represent the judicious and thorough, step-by-step approach to immigration reform that this Committee has undertaken.