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Rep. Giffords Proposes Bill to Extend E-Verify for Five Years
Monday, June 8, 2009, 4:30 PM
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) has introduced the Employee Verification Act (H.R. 2679) which would extend E-Verify for five years. The program is currently set to expire in September after attempts for a longer extension failed during the spring's debates over the economic stimulus bill and omnibus spending bills. Rep. Giffords proposed a similar bill last year that was passed in the House, but failed in the Senate.
Rep. Giffords is a supporter and sponsor of NEVA, the New Employee and Verification Act. The system is currently used at the state level to increase child support enforcement. The Employee Verification Act would reauthorize E-Verify with a plan to phase it out and phase in NEVA.
The bill, if passed, would also authorize two official government studies on E-Verify. One study would examine erroneous tentative nonconfirmations under E-Verify, specifically focusing on the causes of erroneous tentative nonconfirmations, processes to remedy errors, and the impact of such errors on individuals, employers, and federal agencies. The other study would analyze the effects of E-Verify on small businesses and other small entities using the program.
The bill would also extend special visas issued, including visas that waive the foreign country residence requirements for international medical graduates.
For more information, see the full text of the bill.
Monday, June 8, 2009, 4:30 PM
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) has introduced the Employee Verification Act (H.R. 2679) which would extend E-Verify for five years. The program is currently set to expire in September after attempts for a longer extension failed during the spring's debates over the economic stimulus bill and omnibus spending bills. Rep. Giffords proposed a similar bill last year that was passed in the House, but failed in the Senate.
Rep. Giffords is a supporter and sponsor of NEVA, the New Employee and Verification Act. The system is currently used at the state level to increase child support enforcement. The Employee Verification Act would reauthorize E-Verify with a plan to phase it out and phase in NEVA.
The bill, if passed, would also authorize two official government studies on E-Verify. One study would examine erroneous tentative nonconfirmations under E-Verify, specifically focusing on the causes of erroneous tentative nonconfirmations, processes to remedy errors, and the impact of such errors on individuals, employers, and federal agencies. The other study would analyze the effects of E-Verify on small businesses and other small entities using the program.
The bill would also extend special visas issued, including visas that waive the foreign country residence requirements for international medical graduates.
For more information, see the full text of the bill.