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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 59 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BROOKS:H.R. 2298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1707]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
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Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
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2021-10-19T20:36:49Z
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2021-04-01T13:07:00Z
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Standing
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2021-04-01T13:07:10Z
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Education and the Workforce Committee
House
Standing
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2021-04-01T13:07:05Z

- Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
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2021-01-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Identical bill
CRS
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Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committee
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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.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Ways and Means Committee
- 2021-04-01
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Education and the Workforce Committee
- 2021-04-01
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.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Mo
Brooks
R
AL
5
N
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Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Matt
Gaetz
R
FL
1
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Lance
Gooden
R
TX
5
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Scott
DesJarlais
R
TN
4
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Scott
Perry
R
PA
10
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Paul
Gosar
R
AZ
A.
4
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Jeff
Duncan
R
SC
3
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Ralph
Norman
R
SC
5
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Bill
Posey
R
FL
8
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Brian
Babin
R
TX
36
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Matthew
Rosendale
R
MT
M.
0
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Jody
Hice
R
GA
B.
10
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Bob
Good
R
VA
5
2021-04-01
True
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Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Eric
Crawford
R
AR
A. "Rick"
1
2021-04-08
False
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Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Jeff
Fortenberry
R
NE
1
2021-04-08
False
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Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
13
2021-04-13
False
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Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Mary
Miller
R
IL
E.
15
2022-01-12
False
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Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Tom
Rice
R
SC
7
2022-05-06
False
Immigration
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Federal preemption
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
Immigration
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2021-04-01
Introduced in House
2021-07-18T00:52:13Z
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.

Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
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To expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2021-04-01T04:00:00Z
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2021-10-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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