Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-98
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign labor
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require inclusion of encrypted machine-readable 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 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.
 
Requires integration of Border Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint databases.
 
Prohibits this Act from being construed to establish a national identification card.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and 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.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E20-21)
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House