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H.R. 19 (109th)

To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.

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Introduced

4 January 2005

Last action

19 September 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Sponsors

Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

23 March 2026

Immigration

Summary

Renames the basic employment eligibility verification pilot program established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as the Employment Eligibility Verification System. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for permanent nationwide implementation of the System. Requires entities hiring individuals for employment in the United States to participate in such System. Phases in compliance requirements over a seven-year period according to the number of persons employed by the entity. Establishes sanctions for noncompliance. Provides for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 February 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 September 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

    Source: Committee

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