H.R. 4306: To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-06 · Immigration · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-390.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 6, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize both handwritten and electronic signatures on attestation forms required by the employment verification system. Authorizes the retention of paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic versions of such forms.

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Official text

To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · 21 cosponsors

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4306.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4306 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108