HR 1010 · 115th Congress · Immigration

Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-02-13· Sponsored by Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.(2017-03-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans