SAVE Act of 2011

Original

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Introduced

26 May 2011

Last action

8 September 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summary

Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2011 or SAVE Act of 2011 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel, (2) recruitment of former military personnel, (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment, (4) infrastructure improvements, (5) aerial and other surveillance, (5) a national strategy to secure the borders, (6) accountable financing under the Secure Border Initiative, (7) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents, and (8) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to check against terrorist watchlists those persons suspected of alien smuggling and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-verify program permanent. Sets forth conditions for the mandatory use of the E-verify system. Requires: (1) employer/employee notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and related information sharing with DHS; and (2) establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) penalize specified employers for failure to correct information returns; and (2) prohibit employers from deducting from gross income wages paid to unauthorized aliens, with an exception for an employer participating in the basic employment eligibility confirmation program. Increases criminal alien program (CAP) personnel. Authorizes border relief grants for local law enforcement agencies within 25 miles of the southern U.S. border. Establishes within DHS a rewards program to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent immigration-related documents and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of commercial alien smuggling operations. Provides for: (1) increased alien detention facilities, (2) additional immigration court judgeships, and (3) a media campaign to inform the public of changes made by this Act including a multilingual media campaign explaining noncompliance penalties.

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Timeline

26 May 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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
26 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
8 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Source: Committee
17 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Source: Committee
20 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Source: Committee
24 June 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Source: Committee
11 July 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
8 September 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee

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Versions

Introduced in House · 26 May 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2011
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Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2011
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 May 2011
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2000
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2000
us · 112-hr-2000 · source updated 23 March 2026