3.0.0 1917 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z Senate S S 2005-10-25 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-25T22:45:18Z 2005-10-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-10-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11825-11826) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-12-15 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2005-12-15 False Immigration Alien labor Bankruptcy Citizenship Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Discrimination in employment Electronic data interchange Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Labor and Employment Law Local employees Misconduct in office Personnel records Recruiting of employees Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Social security numbers State employees Trusts and trustees Immigration 00 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-20T19:30:13Z Employment Verification Act of 2005 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to establish a mandatory electronic worker verification system on a two-to-five year phased-in basis (depending on the number of employees).

Provides: (1) for protection from unauthorized disclosure and discrimination; and (2) that employers who use the system will be considered to be in compliance with specified employment verification requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to review the impact of the employment eligibility verification system (established under the Act) on each class of employers, and certify for each such class that the system: (1) does not result in increased discrimination; and (2) does not interfere with the hiring process for employers or cause a waiting period longer than five days before a new hire can be confirmed as employment eligible.

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to identify the sources of false or expired Social Security numbers and take steps to eliminate them from the Social Security system.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) fully integrate all system databases and data systems and provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) with access to such information; (2) establish rules, policies, and operating and auditing procedures for collecting, removing, and updating system data; and (3) establish a clearinghouse bureau for the public to correct system information.

Amends INA to provide that documents establishing employability shall be: (1) a qualifying Social Security card; or (2) A U.S.-issued machine readable employment authorization card.

Establishes civil and criminal penalties for employment-related false citizenship claims. Increases civil monetary penalties for hiring, recruiting, referral, and paperwork violations.

Amends the Social Security Act to establish criminal penalties for misuse of Social Security account numbers.

]]> Employment Verification Act of 2005 Display Title Employment Verification Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Employment Verification Act of 2005 Popular Titles Immigration Reform bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2005-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1917is/xml/BILLS-109s1917is.xml 2005-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.