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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act

USA117th CongressHR-2298| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Mo Brooks

Mo Brooks

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (17)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act This bill expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use. All employers shall use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all recruited, referred, or hired individuals, including current employees who were never verified under the program. Failure to use E-Verify shall create a rebuttable presumption that the employer is violating immigration law. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall generate weekly reports about individuals who have received a final nonconfirmation of employment eligibility. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall use the report to enforce immigration laws. DHS shall establish a program to help certain small businesses verify employee eligibility. DHS shall also update E-Verify's design to help prevent and detect fraud and identity theft. The bill increases civil and criminal penalties for hiring unauthorized aliens. DHS shall debar repeat offenders and those criminally convicted from holding federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. The Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, and DHS shall jointly establish a program to share information to help identify unauthorized aliens. The bill establishes the Employer Compliance Inspection Center within Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The center's duties include processing I-9 employment eligibility verification forms and ensuring compliance with employment eligibility laws. DHS shall report to Congress on ways to simplify procedures relating to I-9 forms and on whether the I-9 process should be eliminated.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1399
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Jan 27, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-71
Introduced in Senate
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1399
    Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act


  • January 27, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-71
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 1, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 117-71: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightFederal preemptionForeign laborGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentSmall business

Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act

USA117th CongressHR-2298| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act This bill expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use. All employers shall use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all recruited, referred, or hired individuals, including current employees who were never verified under the program. Failure to use E-Verify shall create a rebuttable presumption that the employer is violating immigration law. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall generate weekly reports about individuals who have received a final nonconfirmation of employment eligibility. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall use the report to enforce immigration laws. DHS shall establish a program to help certain small businesses verify employee eligibility. DHS shall also update E-Verify's design to help prevent and detect fraud and identity theft. The bill increases civil and criminal penalties for hiring unauthorized aliens. DHS shall debar repeat offenders and those criminally convicted from holding federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. The Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, and DHS shall jointly establish a program to share information to help identify unauthorized aliens. The bill establishes the Employer Compliance Inspection Center within Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The center's duties include processing I-9 employment eligibility verification forms and ensuring compliance with employment eligibility laws. DHS shall report to Congress on ways to simplify procedures relating to I-9 forms and on whether the I-9 process should be eliminated.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1399
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Jan 27, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-71
Introduced in Senate
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1399
    Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act


  • January 27, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-71
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 1, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mo Brooks

Mo Brooks

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (17)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 117-71: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightFederal preemptionForeign laborGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentSmall business