Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999

Summary

Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to replace current pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation with a legal employment authentication program (LEAP) for employment eligibility confirmation. Directs the Attorney General to establish such LEAP program, which shall be voluntary except for the Federal Government, independent agencies, and members and officers of Congress, and legislative agency heads. Sets forth program provisions. Directs the Attorney General to establish an employment eligibility confirmation system, which shall include specified responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social Security and of the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Authorizes appropriations. Sunsets the citizen attestation and machine readable-document pilot programs as of a certain date.

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Timeline

1. 17 November 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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2. 17 November 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 15 December 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

   Source: Committee

6. 9 February 2000

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H258)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 November 1999 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
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• · hsed00 · Standing

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