US Congress House Bill 662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 - 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.

Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]
Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-01-23		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-01-23		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-01-23		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-01-23		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.

HB2679 (Related) 2009-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr662/BILLS-111hr662ih.pdf