[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NEW EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION ACT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, last Thursday, I introduced 
the New Employee Verification Act; it's H.R. 5515. This proposal will 
achieve three important objectives: one, ensure a legal workforce; two, 
safeguard workers identity; and three, protect Social Security.
  Effective work site enforcement is essential to securing our borders. 
Reforming work site enforcement will affect millions of workers, and it 
must be done immediately and done right. Having an effective safeguard 
in place will allow us to have a rational debate about the number of 
workers we need to legally enter our Nation.
  My bill has a mandatory component that builds off of what we've 
learned from current E-Verify. I also have a component that helps 
prevent identity theft through the creation of a voluntary system to 
authenticate and safeguard workers' identities.
  This bill has strong support in the employer community. I look 
forward to working with both sides of the aisle to see this bill signed 
into law.

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