Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken (R-CA)44 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 9, 2025
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In plain English
H.R. 251 requires all employers to use a new electronic employment eligibility verification system (replacing E-Verify) to confirm that workers are authorized to work in the United States, with different deadlines for implementation based on employer size and type. The bill mandates that employees attest to their work authorization and employers verify required identity documents within three business days of a job offer, and requires reverification of certain previously unverified workers. The bill increases civil penalties for hiring unauthorized workers, shields employers from liability for good-faith reliance on the verification system, blocks state hiring verification laws while allowing states to use business licensing to enforce compliance, and directs the Social Security Administration to notify employees of suspicious activity on their Social Security numbers and establish programs to block misused numbers. The bill also establishes penalties for document fraud and misuse related to employment eligibility verification.
What’s in the bill (11 sections)
Sec. 2. Employment eligibility verification process
Sec. 2. 101 of
Sec. 3. Employment eligibility verification system
Sec. 4. Recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment
Sec. 5. Good faith defense
Sec. 6. Preemption and states' rights
Sec. 7. Repeal
Sec. 8. Penalties
Sec. 9. Fraud and misuse of documents
Sec. 10. Protection of social security administration programs
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-01-09, but the bill text was revised on 2025-01-09T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Jan 9 Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Jan 9 Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Jan 9 Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 9 Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
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All 5 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jan 9
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Jan 9
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Jan 9
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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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