A bill to require verification that public contracts are performed by employees who are entitled to work in the United States; to prescribe acceptable methods for verifying legal presence in the United States; to condition the eligibility of employers to perform certain public contracts on participation in the federal immigrant verification system; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide sanctions and penalties.
The bill mandates the use of the E-verify system, which is an electronic program operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for public contracts to ensure employment eligibility, introduces penalties for non-compliance, and takes effect 90 days post-enactment.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
