To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.
Public Law 108-390 · H.R. 4306 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 30, 2004 · Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT-3)
Cosponsors (21): Rep. Rob Andrews, Rep. John Sweeney,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Oct 30, 2004Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-390.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 2004FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 2004FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 11, 2004FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 7, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Oct 6, 2004FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4306.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 5, 2004CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 451.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-731.
- Sep 30, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 14, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 20, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- May 6, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.