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<dc:title>118 HR 8803 IH: Illegal Labor Accountability Act of 2024</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2024-06-21</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8803</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240621">June 21, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="L000596">Mrs. Luna</sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="D000615">Mr. Duncan</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B001317">Mr. Brecheen</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="W000814">Mr. Weber of Texas</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="B001302">Mr. Biggs</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the civil money penalty for hiring, recruiting, and referral violations.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H71C6A6FE143D4BFAA5795B541A9E46E4" style="OLC"><section id="H58A8941DFB3048CCBEA86CB299C61505" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Illegal Labor Accountability Act of 2024</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H49CB636E859742F99A08A295DAA0E3A9"><enum>2.</enum><header>Increase of civil money penalty for hiring, recruiting, and referral violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)(4)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H9942C938B8464A46A4832B93DE8D3313"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text><subparagraph id="H6FB77CAA333F4FF6B26C9F9CBBC46F0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$250</quote> and inserting <quote>$750</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE64B473881D4B62A39AF20E2B2DD492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC0F05AECAB49B4A8C5AD09A2F68044"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text><subparagraph id="H49EABB09527B4ADDA9987E921293AF1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9390ACB4752496E94DE57B3D769DC9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E1D1F3847084545834EEA7C150B41DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clause (iii)—</text><subparagraph id="H62F2C4AEF6B544AFB3535C36F93AB962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$3,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$9,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD37282F80F51430FA28714A10196C0CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

