H.R. 6633 · 110th Congress
Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008
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16 cosponsors · 10 D, 6 R
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- House Introduced Jul 29, 2008
- House Passed Jul 31, 2008 407–2
Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs (which includes the E-Verify basic pilot program).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 31, 2008
Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs (which includes the E-Verify basic pilot program).
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into a fiscal year agreement which shall: (1) provide funds to the Commissioner for such programs' full costs in quarterly advances; and (2) require an annual accounting and reconciliation of costs incurred and funds provided. Provides for funding continuation in the absence of an agreement.
Requires that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct studies regarding: (1) erroneous tentative nonconfirmations under the E-Verify program; and (2) such program's effects on small entities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008
Latest action (Aug 1, 2008): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 29, 2008
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- House Introduced Jul 29, 2008
- House Passed Jul 31, 2008 407–2
Final vote · House · Jul 31, 2008
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi