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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.

H.R. 19Introduced Jan 4, 2005Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 19, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

36 cosponsors — 36 Republicans

0 of 36 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Campbell (R-CA), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), David Dreier (R-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-44 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.