SAVE Act of 2007

To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.

11/6/2007--Introduced.
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting:
(1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel;
(2) recruitment of former military personnel;
(3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment;
(4) infrastructure improvements;
(5) aerial and other surveillance;
(5) a national strategy to secure the borders;
(6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and
(7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior. Border Law Enforcement Act - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the basic employment eligibility confirmation pilot program permanent. Sets forth conditions for the mandatory use of the E-verify system. Requires:
(1) employer/employee notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and related information sharing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and
(2) establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) penalize specified employers for failure to correct information returns; and
(2) prohibit employers from deducting from gross income wages paid to unauthorized aliens, with an exception for an employer participating in the basic employment eligibility confirmation program. Increases criminal alien program (CAP) personnel. Establishes within DHS a rewards program to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent immigration-related documents and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of commercial alien smuggling operations. Provides for:
(1) increased alien detention facilities;
(2) additional district court judgeships; and
(3) a media campaign to inform the public of changes made by this Act including a multilingual media campaign explaining noncompliance penalties.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
• and 157 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Richard Baker
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]
  • Nancy Boyda
  • Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Donald Cazayoux
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Robert Cramer
  • Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
  • Barbara Cubin
  • Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • David Davis
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
  • John Doolittle
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Wayne Gilchrest
  • Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Virgil Goode
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Robin Hayes
  • Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Kenny Hulshof
  • Duncan Hunter
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
  • Ric Keller
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Marilyn Musgrave
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
  • Rick Renzi
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Thomas Tancredo
  • Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8]
  • Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
  • Timothy Walberg
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • David Weldon
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Heather Wilson
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. C. W. Young [R, FL-10]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 11 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Armed Services
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Judiciary
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Armed Services
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Judiciary
  • House Homeland Security
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November 06, 2007

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• Mar 11, 2008: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Drake. Petition No: 110-5. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
• Jan 22, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
• Dec 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
• Dec 03, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Dec 03, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
• Introduced on Nov 06, 2007.
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Armed Services
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Homeland Security
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Nov 06, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means

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October 23, 2008 Reid talks economy at Asian Chamber luncheon

...dream as anybody else. All legal Asians should demand that their Democrat leaders, as Harry Reid sponsor the federal SAVE ACT (H.R.4088). This will stop predator employers from exploiting any more cheap labor, as it will be mandatory for them to verify

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October 22, 2008 Radio host stirs Hispanic voters

...to pay for the education, free health-care and Federal, state welfare handouts for illegal criminals. SIGN UP FOR THE SAVE ACT(H.R.4088) at www.numbersusa.com. Do you have another point of view, photos, audio, video or more information about a story?

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October 21, 2008 Illegal immigration task force begins work

...pay for the education, free health-care and Federal, state welfare handouts for illegal criminals. SIGN UP FOR THE SAVE ACT(H.R.4088) enforcement 'ONLY' law at www.numbersusa.com. according to the article: state and local agencies must step in because t

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May 14, 2009 Support the reintroduction of the SAVE Act with sunset clause ...

Support the reintroduction of the SAVE Act with sunset clause. Published in May 14th, 2009. Posted by Gary Shumway in Government, Homeland (In)Security, Illegal Aliens. 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars (No Ratings Yet). Loading . ...

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