WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 6633, The Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008

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H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

Detailed Summary

Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs (which includes the E-Verify basic pilot program).

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into a fiscal year agreement which shall: (1) provide funds to the Commissioner for such programs' full costs in quarterly advances; and (2) require an annual accounting and reconciliation of costs incurred and funds provided. Provides for funding continuation in the absence of an agreement.

Requires that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct studies regarding: (1) erroneous tentative nonconfirmations under the E-Verify program; and (2) such program's effects on small entities.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Revision by webmaster (October 23, 2008, 01:00:00)

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

Detailed Summary

<b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</b>

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security, for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2008, to enter into a fiscal year agreement which shall: (1) provide funds to the Commissioner for such programs' full costs in quarterly advances; and (2) require an annual accounting and reconciliation of costs incurred and funds provided. Provides for interim funding continuation (based upon the latest agreement) if an agreement has not been reached by October 1 of a fiscal year.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Comment by WRJ (September 16, 2008, 01:00:00)

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

I don't know where Shane is getting 7.5 million people having problems, as that is .5% of 1.5 billion people. There are currently 154 million people in the US workforce. If everyone one of them was checked with E-verify today, there would be 790,000 initial non-confirmations, mostly due to the social security admin having the wrong data, which also means you are not getting credit for your social security taxes paid. A simple visit will fix this, your employer rechecks and you are confirmed....

Comment by Shane Steinfeld (September 2, 2008, 01:00:00)

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Even if this program is 99.5% effective, as some in the media have claimed, that would still result in over 7 1/2 million people being either granted or denied work incorrectly. I'd sure hate to be one of the millions of people who are flagged as "illegal" incorrectly. Imagine having that perfect job filled by some other applicant, while you spend who-knows-how-long trying to untangle a federal bureaucratic blunder. This program is a mistake, specifically because it's inevitably prone to so many mistakes. Government programs have never been 99.5% effective at anything. Even if this were the first, 7 1/2 million mistakes would be nothing short of disastrous....

Revision by webmaster (August 2, 2008, 01:00:00)

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Revision by webmaster (August 1, 2008, 01:00:00)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/31/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 2, 4 Present (Roll no. 557).

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Status as of August 1, 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

8/1/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Revision by webmaster (July 31, 2008, 01:00:00)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008: House floor actions. Status: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

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Status as of July 31, 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

7/31/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 2, 4 Present (Roll no. 557).

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H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

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Revision by webmaster (July 30, 2008, 01:00:00)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6633 would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.

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Status as of July 30, 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

7/30/2008: House floor actions. Status: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Status as of July 29, 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

7/29/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.