3.0.0 3093 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z Senate S S 2008-06-05 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-05T21:40:28Z 2008-06-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5214-5215) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-06-23 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-06-25 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2008-07-11 False Immigration Alien labor Commerce Employee selection Employers' liability Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Housing and Community Development Illegal aliens Labor and Employment Law Small business Social Welfare Social security numbers Immigration 00 2008-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-11T21:48:51Z Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs permanent.

Redesignates the basic pilot program as the E-verify program (program).

Requires that any person or employer that enters into a federal contract participate in the program.

Requires that an employer electing to verify the employment eligibility of existing employees do so not later than 10 days after notifying the Secretary of Homeland Security of such election.

Authorizes the Secretary to require an employer or class of employers to participate in the program if the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that the employer has engaged in material employment violations under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Requires that an employer participating in the program use the confirmation system to reverify an individual's work authorization not later than three days after the date on which such individual's employment authorization is scheduled to expire.

Requires that the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services establish in a rural setting or in an area with fewer than 10,000 residents a demonstration program to assist small businesses verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

]]> Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008 Display Title Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend and improve the effectiveness of the employment eligibility confirmation program. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3093is/xml/BILLS-110s3093is.xml 2008-06-05 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.