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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 19 

To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. DREIER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. 

ISSA, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WAMP, 

Mr. BURGESS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. GOODE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 

A BILL 

To require employers to conduct employment eligibility 

verification. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS TO CONDUCT 

4 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION. 

5 (a) RENAMING OF BASIC PILOT PROGRAM.—The 

6 basic pilot program established under section 403(a) of 

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1 bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 

2 U.S.C. 1324a note) is hereby renamed as the ‘‘Employ3 ment Eligibility Verification System’’ (and is referred to 

4 in this section as such). 

5 (b) EXTENSION OF SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—The Sec6 retary of Homeland Security shall provide for the imple7 mentation of the Employment Eligibility Verification Sys8 tem throughout the United States on a timely basis, con9 sistent with the implementation of subsection (c) and such 

10 System shall continue in operation permanently and shall 

11 not terminate. 

12 (c) REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGI13 BILITY VERIFICATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

15 any person or other entity that hires any individual 

16 for employment in the United States shall partici17 pate in the Employment Eligibility Verification Sys18 tem. 

19 (2) SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; CON20 TINUATION OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE AUTHOR21 ITY.—The provisions of paragraph (2) of section 

22 402(e) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi23 grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Pub24 lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall apply 

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1 pate in the Employment Eligibility Verification Sys2 tem in the same manner as such paragraph applies 

3 to a person or entity required to participate under 

4 such subsection. 

5 (3) PHASING-IN OF REQUIREMENT.—Subject to 

6 paragraph (2), the requirement of paragraph (1) 

7 shall only apply to persons and other entities as fol8 lows: 

9 (A) As of the date that is 1 year after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, such require11 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti12 ty that employs more than 10,000 individuals 

13 in the United States. 

14 (B) As of the date that is 2 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, such require16 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti17 ty that employs more than 5,000 individuals in 

18 the United States. 

19 (C) As of the date that is 3 years after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, such require21 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti22 ty that employs more than 1,000 individuals in 

23 the United States. 

24 (D) As of the date that is 4 years after the 

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1 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti2 ty that employs more than 500 individuals in 

3 the United States. 

4 (E) As of the date that is 5 years after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, such require6 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti7 ty that employs more than 250 individuals in 

8 the United States. 

9 (F) As of the date that is 6 years after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, such require11 ment shall apply only to a person or other enti12 ty that employs more than 100 individuals in 

13 the United States. 

14 (G) As of the date that is 7 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, such require16 ment shall apply to any person or other entity 

17 that employs 1 or more individuals in the 

18 United States. 

19 (4) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYERS

20 NOT SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENT.—Nothing in this 

21 subsection shall be construed as preventing a person 

22 or other entity that is not subject to the requirement 

23 of paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) 

24 from voluntarily participating in the Employment 

25 Eligibility Verification System. 


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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 required to carry out the Employment Eligibility 

4 Verification System throughout the United States 

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