To amend section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the first commission of one of the criminal offenses described in that section from a misdemeanor to a felony, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6318
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2018-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Federal preemption
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: 

Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from a misdemeanor to a felony a first-time illegal entry into the United States. It also withholds federal assistance from sanctuary jurisdictions and transfers amounts appropriated for public works and housing programs for those jurisdictions to the Department of Homeland Security for border control and the enforcement of the immigration laws.
 

Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act

 
The bill makes the E-Verify program permanent. It requires mandatory participation in the program by federal agencies, critical employers, and contractors and imposes increased fines for failure to participate. It also expands E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of existing employees not previously verified and to require employers to terminate an employee following the receipt of a final E-Verify nonconfirmation. 
 
The bill amends the federal criminal code to impose enhanced criminal penalties and fines for facilitating or assisting in harboring or hiring unauthorized workers in violation of the immigration laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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: 2018-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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: 2018-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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: 2018-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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: 2018-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Introduced in House