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Washington, DC - The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885), a bill that could open up millions of jobs for unemployed American workers by requiring all U.S. employers to use E-Verify.  The bill was reported favorably to the House floor by a vote of 22-13.

Washington, D.C. - President Obama today signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. - A broad coalition of groups support the Legal Workforce Act, a bill sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that could open up millions of jobs for unemployed Americans by requiring all U.S. employers to use E-Verify. 

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued the following statement calling on President Obama to include E-Verify in his jobs plan.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting information and documents about the development of the administration’s backdoor amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) today criticized a California bill that would allow businesses in the state to opt-out of E-Verify.  This bill, the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011 (A.B.

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Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), a bipartisan, bicameral bill that updates our patent system to encourage innovation, job creation and economic growth.  The Senate passed the bill today by a vote of 89-9.  The House overwhelmingly approved H.R. 1249 by a vote of 304-117 earlier this year.