Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-5111
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2004-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alien labor
Aliens
Authorization
Border patrols
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
Deportation
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Employers' liability
Encryption
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Identification devices
Illegal aliens
Labor and Employment
Law
Photography
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: 
Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require inclusion of encrypted electronic identification strips on Social Security cards. 
 
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) develop the strip in a manner that enables employers to access the Employment Eligibility Database (EED) established by this Act; and (2) transmit to the Secretary of Homeland Security necessary information from an individual's application for a Social Security card or number (as determined by the Secretary) for inclusion in the EED.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain the EED. Requires the EED to include data on the citizenship status and work and residency eligibility of noncitizens authorized to work in the United States.
 
Restricts access to EED information.
 
Prohibits individuals from commencing employment with a U.S. employer absent a Social Security card that meets the requirements of this Act and presentation of such card to the employer.
 
Prohibits employers from hiring individuals absent verification of identity and work authorization.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assess penalties against employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers or fail to comply with verification procedures; and (2) bring civil actions against those who fail to pay assessments or otherwise violate this Act. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations.
 
Mandates integration of Border Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint databases.
 
States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish a national identification card.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-09-21
text: Introduced in House