Thread: March to 100 Cosponsors of Chairman Smith's Legal Workforce

A few months ago, the House Judiciary Committee passed Chairman Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2885), but in order to get it to the House floor for a vote it needs more cosponsors.

Chairman Smith's bill isn't being viewed as all that urgent and it's behind a long list of other bills that will fill up this year's calendar for floor action.

Chairman Smith feels that he needs at least 100 cosponsors to get the leadership's attention that this bill needs to be moved up the list. We need your help to urge your Congressman to cosponsor the Legal Workforce Act.

What would the Legal Workforce Act do?

Require 100% of businesses to use E-Verify for all employers within 2 years
Require all federal, state, and local agencies, businesses that contract with the federal or state government, and businesses with more than 10,000 employees to begin using E-Verify within 6 months
Require federal, state, and local agencies to run its entire workforce through E-Verify
Allow private business to check all current employees through E-Verify
Increase employer penalties and fines for knowingly hiring illegal-alien workers
Require the Social Security Admnistration to send no-match letters to employers if a current employee's name and social security number don't match in their system
Require the Social Security Administration to notify owners of a Social Security number if their number is used multiple times
Allows states to use their authority over business licensing to penalize businesses that don't use E-Verify

See how E-Verify would impact your state



https://www.numbersusa.com/content/news ... e-act.html


57 co sponsors and 43 more to go!!!!! Gee 535 seats openings coming up in 2012 might have something to do with it don't ya think?????

There are some serious concerns over clause 6 in this bill.It will preempt states rights in the legal field over workplace enforcement. Our group is not for this bill. Also, look at the list of chamber of commerce supporters.It should make you very nervous. TREAD GENTLY !
Kris Kobach of 1070 fame has also warned against this bill.

[b]Actually as of today, there are 61 co-signers with only 39 to go