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2/28/2008--Introduced.<br/>New Employee Verification Act of 2008 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require employers to verify employee identification and employment eligibility under the Electronic Employment Verification System (EEVS) or the Secure Employment Eligibility Verification System (SEEVS) (as established by this Act). Permits employers subject to employee verification requirements to do so under EEVS or SEEVS. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) voluntary and expedited participation; (2) employer penalties for failure to participate in EEVS or SEEVS; (3) employer and employee information and document requirements; (4) employer liability protection; (5) attestation; and (6) consequences of EEVS determinations. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a national identification card. Repeals the employment eligibility pilot programs under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to establish EEVS utilizing information in the National Directory of New Hires. States that EEVS shall have the capacity to determine whether: (1) employer-submitted information is consistent with information maintained by the Commissioner with respect to U.S. citizens and nationals and by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to aliens; and (2) the individual is a citizen or national or is not an unauthorized alien. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) submission for confirmation of an individual's identification and employment eligibility and related EEVs determinations; (2) administrative and judicial review of employment disapproval; (3) EEVS implementation; and (4) data use by EEVS. Directs the Commissioner to establish SEEVS to provide, through government certified private entities, for verification of identity and employment eligibility respecting new employees Permits an employer to opt out of SEEVS after one year's participation. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) certification of entities; (2) database management, including limitations on accessibility and the use and storage of biometric data; (3) employer responsibilities; (4) employee protections; and (5) information security and confidentiality, including penalties for violations. Directs the Commissioner to establish the Employment Verification Advisory Council, which shall terminate five years after enactment of this Act. Amends INA to: (1) apply certain antidiscrimination provisions to EEVS and SEEVS; (2) increase civil money penalties for unfair employment practice violations; (3) increase civil money penalties for certain hiring, recruiting, and referral violations (reduces certain penalties for small employers, exempts certain good faith, first-time violations, and provides a safe harbor for certain contractors); and (4) increase criminal penalties for pattern or practice violations. Amends SSA to: (1) provide for disclosure to the Secretary of Homeland Security of certain National Directory of New Hires information about employees with the greatest number or percentage of mismatched social security information; (2) deny credit toward earnings benefits from unauthorized work; (3) revise totalization agreement provisions; and (4) prohibit survivor's lump sum death payments to individuals who have been removed from the United States under INA.<br/>

1208404800 2008-04-17 Fri Nov 07 05:24:38 -0600 2008 introduced 49417 'act':4 'new':1 '2008':6 'verif':3 'employe':2 58981 false short introduced 49417 'ii':18 'act':6,21,36,42,56 'earn':10 'make':24 'titl':17 'amend':2,32 'secur':5,35 'total':29 'credit':13 'employ':46 'govern':28 'immigr':39 'improv':25,49 'nation':41 'provis':27,53 'purpos':60 'social':4,34 'toward':14 'benefit':15 'coordin':50 'prevent':8,44 'unauthor':9,45 'agreement':30 57523 false official action 49417 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 154048 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. J000174 1930-10-11 1211 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formsamjohnson/IMA/issue.htm 3 202-225-1485 Samuel 'r':4 '-3':6 'tx':5 'rep':1 'sam':9 'samuel':2,7,10 'johnson':3,8,11 M 400206 Johnson Sam_Johnson Robert Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3] Sam N00008028 5936 Republican 202-225-4201 Methodist TX Sam Samuel Johnson 7.0 http://samjohnson.house.gov A000361 1946-12-05 316 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/alexander/content/webform/zipauth.htm 5 202-225-5639 Rodney 'r':4 '-5':6 'la':5 'rep':1 'rodney':2,7,9 'alexand':3,8,10 M 400006 Alexander Rodney_Alexander M. Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5] N00025464 6188 Republican 202-225-8490 LA Rodney Alexander 6.16666666666667 http://www.house.gov/alexander/ B001243 1952-06-06 509 Cannon House Office Building http://blackburn.house.gov/contactform/ 7 202-225-3004 Marsha 'r':4 '-7':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'marsha':2,7,9 'blackburn':3,8,10 F 400032 Blackburn Marsha_Blackburn W. Rep. 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Kevin Brady [R, TX-8] N00005883 6734 Republican 202-225-4901 Catholic TX Kevin Brady 3.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/brady/ KBrady8 C000071 1953-07-09 137 Cannon House Office Building http://camp.house.gov/WriteRep.aspx 4 202-225-9679 David 'r':4 '-4':6 'mi':5 'rep':1 'camp':3,8,11 'dave':9 'david':2,7,10 M 400058 Camp Dave_Camp Lee Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4] Dave N00008086 6868 Republican 202-225-3561 Catholic MI Dave David Camp 5.625 http://camp.house.gov/ C001064 1955-07-19 1728 Longworth House Office Building http://campbell.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm 48 202-225-9177 John 'r':4 'ca':5 '-48':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'campbel':3,8,10 M 412011 Campbell John_Campbell Bayard Taylor Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48] N00027565 6692 Republican 202-225-5611 CA John Campbell 4.22222222222222 http://campbell.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm RepJohnCampbellCA48 C001046 1963-06-06 329 Cannon House Office Building https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml 7 202-225-0011 Eric 'r':4 '-7':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'eric':2,7,9 'cantor':3,8,10 M 400060 Cantor Eric_Cantor I. Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] N00013131 7923 Republican 202-225-2815 Jewish VA Eric Cantor 4.8695652173913 http://cantor.house.gov/ EricCantor C001065 1959-03-02 416 Cannon House Office Building http://www.carney.house.gov/contact.shtml#email 10 202-225-9594 Christopher 'd':4 'pa':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'carney':3,8,10 'christoph':2,7,9 M 412234 Carney Chris_Carney P. Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10] N00027703 6668 Democrat 202-225-3731 PA Chris Christopher Carney 3.9 http://carney.house.gov/ C000962 1946-11-30 Barbara 'cubin':2,4,6 'barbara':1,3,5 F 400088 Cubin Barbara_Cubin L. Barbara Cubin N00006242 5076 Republican Episcopalian Barbara Cubin D000429 1950-10-30 John 'john':1,3,5 'doolittl':2,4,6 M 400113 Doolittle John_T._Doolittle T. John Doolittle N00007556 4898 Republican Latter Day Saints John Doolittle E000187 1956-06-20 Philip 'phil':5 'philip':1,3,6 'english':2,4,7 M 400123 English Phil_English Philip English Phil N00001427 4980 Republican Roman Catholic Philip English F000447 1958-05-21 Tom 'tom':1,3,5 'feeney':2,4,6 M 400131 Feeney Tom_Feeney C. Tom Feeney N00024851 5277 Republican Presbyterian Tom Feeney F000450 1943-06-29 430 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formfoxx/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm 5 202-225-2995 Virginia 'r':4 '-5':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'foxx':3,8,10 'virginia':2,7,9 F 400643 Foxx Virginia_Foxx Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5] N00026166 8180 Republican 202-225-2071 Roman Catholic NC Virginia Virginia Foxx 4.68181818181818 http://www.foxx.house.gov/ RepVirginiaFoxx F000448 1957-06-19 1237 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/franks/email_zipcheck.shtml 2 202-225-6328 Trent 'r':4 '-2':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'frank':3,8,10 'trent':2,7,9 M 400141 Franks Trent_Franks Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2] N00006423 8655 Republican 202-225-4576 Baptist AZ Trent Franks 4.15789473684211 http://www.house.gov/franks/index.shtml RepTrentFranks G000554 502 Cannon House Office Building http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ 8 202-225-0378 Gabrielle 'd':4 '-8':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'gifford':3,8,10 'gabriell':2,7,9 F 412188 Giffords Gabrielle_Giffords Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] N00027829 8978 Democrat 202-225-2542 AZ Gabrielle Giffords 3.11111111111111 http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ giffords2 G000550 1942-07-10 119 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formgingrey/IMA/issue.htm 11 202-225-2944 John 'r':4 'ga':5 '-11':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,10 'phil':9 'gingrey':3,8,11 M 400151 Gingrey Phil_Gingrey Philip Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11] Phil N00024760 5495 Republican 202-225-2931 Roman Catholic GA John Gingrey 7.0 http://gingrey.house.gov/ G000552 1953-08-18 510 Cannon House Office Building http://gohmert.house.gov/contact_louie.htm 1 202-226-1230 Louis 'r':4 '-1':6 'tx':5 'rep':1 'loui':2,7,9 'gohmert':3,8,10 M 400651 Gohmert Louie_Gohmert B. Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1] N00026148 8886 Republican 202-225-3035 Unknown TX Louie Louis Gohmert 7.85714285714286 http://gohmert.house.gov/ GohmertTX01 G000280 1946-10-17 Virgil 'good':2,4,6 'virgil':1,3,5 M 400153 Goode Virgil_H._Jr.Goode H. Virgil Goode N00002167 4821 Republican Baptist Virgil Goode H000067 1923-05-03 2405 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/ralphhall/IMA/zipauth.htm 4 202-225-3332 Ralph 'r':4 '-4':6 'tx':5 'rep':1 'hall':3,8,10 'ralph':2,7,9 M 400165 Hall Ralph_M._Hall Moody Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4] N00005645 6243 Republican 202-225-6673 Methodist TX Ralph Hall 6.375 http://www.house.gov/ralphhall/ H000528 1945-05-20 2268 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/herger/contact.shtml 2 202-225-1740 Walter 'r':4 '-2':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'walli':9 'herger':3,8,11 'walter':2,7,10 M 400176 Herger Wally_Herger Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2] Wally N00007584 6213 Republican 202-225-3076 Latter Day Saints CA Wally Walter Herger 5.375 http://www.house.gov/herger/ RepWallyHerger K000363 1947-09-06 1429 Longworth House Office Building http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm&To=mn02hwyr@housemail.house.gov&CFID=22307054&CFTOKEN=28173710 2 202-225-2595 John 'r':4 '-2':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'kline':3,8,10 M 400224 Kline John_Kline P. Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2] N00004436 6640 Republican 202-225-2271 Methodist MN John Kline 4.8 http://kline.house.gov/ RepJohnKline L000293 1946-09-14 Ron 'ron':1,3,5 'lewi':2,4,6 M 400241 Lewis Ron_Lewis Ron Lewis N00003476 4902 Republican Baptist Ron Lewis L000491 1960-01-06 2311 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/lucas/zipauth.htm 3 202-225-8698 Frank 'r':4 '-3':6 'ok':5 'rep':1 'luca':3,8,10 'frank':2,7,9 M 400247 Lucas Frank_D._Lucas D. Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3] N00005559 6690 Republican 202-225-5565 Baptist OK Frank Lucas 3.0 http://www.house.gov/lucas/ M001138 1944-03-24 2228 Rayburn House Office Building http://manzullo.house.gov/zipauth.aspx 16 202-225-5284 Donald 'r':4 'il':5 '-16':6 'rep':1 'donald':2,7,9 'manzullo':3,8,10 M 400252 Manzullo Donald_A._Manzullo A. Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16] N00004905 5882 Republican 202-225-5676 Baptist IL Don Donald Manzullo 5.2 http://manzullo.house.gov/ repmanzullo M001158 1951-02-23 1037 Longworth House Office Building http://marchant.house.gov/emailkenny.shtml 24 202-225-0074 Kenny 'r':4 'tx':5 '-24':6 'rep':1 'kenni':2,7,9 'marchant':3,8,10 M 400656 Marchant Kenny_Marchant Ewell Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24] N00026710 5869 Republican 202-225-6605 Nazarene TX Kenny Marchant http://marchant.house.gov/ M001157 1962-01-14 131 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 10 202-225-5955 Michael 'r':4 'tx':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'mccaul':3,8,10 'michael':2,7,9 M 400654 McCaul Michael_T._McCaul T. Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] N00026460 6536 Republican 202-225-2401 Unknown TX Michael McCaul 3.75 http://www.house.gov/mccaul/ MichaelTMcCaul M000388 1949-09-18 James 'jim':5 'jame':1,3,6 'mccreri':2,4,7 M 400261 McCrery Jim_McCrery O. James McCrery Jim N00005414 4345 Republican Methodist James McCrery M001167 1940-07-18 2434 Rayburn House Office Building http://mitchell.house.gov/contact/ 5 Harry 'd':4 '-5':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'harri':2,7,9 'mitchel':3,8,10 M 412187 Mitchell Harry_Mitchell E. Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5] N00028162 7194 Democrat 202-225-2190 AZ Harry Mitchell 4.63636363636364 http://mitchell.house.gov/ M001140 1945-11-08 1727 Longworth House Office Building http://www.moore.house.gov/contact/index.shtml 3 202-225-2807 Dennis 'd':4 '-3':6 'ks':5 'rep':1 'moor':3,8,10 'denni':2,7,9 M 400282 Moore Dennis_Moore Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3] N00005233 7093 Democrat 202-225-2865 Protestant KS Dennis Moore 3.0 http://www.moore.house.gov/ RepMoore M001152 1949-01-27 Marilyn 'marilyn':1,3,5 'musgrav':2,4,6 F 400287 Musgrave Marilyn_N._Musgrave N. Marilyn Musgrave N00025054 5088 Republican Assembly of God Marilyn Musgrave M001134 1941-08-01 230 Cannon House Office Building http://myrick.house.gov/zipauth.shtml 9 202-225-3389 Sue 'r':4 '-9':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'sue':2,7,9 'myrick':3,8,10 F 400288 Myrick Sue_Wilkins_Myrick W. Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9] N00002327 7004 Republican 202-225-1976 Methodist NC Sue Myrick 6.375 http://myrick.house.gov/index.shtml R000569 1950-09-03 Thomas 'thoma':1,3,5 'reynold':2,4,6 M 400338 Reynolds Thomas_M._Reynolds M. Thomas Reynolds N00001295 5002 Republican Thomas Reynolds R000570 1970-01-29 1113 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/ryan/email.htm 1 202-225-3393 Paul 'r':4 '-1':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'paul':2,7,9 'ryan':3,8,10 M 400351 Ryan Paul_Ryan D. Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1] N00004357 7024 Republican 202-225-3031 Roman Catholic WI Paul Ryan 8.47058823529412 http://www.house.gov/ryan/ RepPaulRyan S000250 1955-03-22 1514 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/sessionsform/emailform.htm 32 202-225-5878 Peter 'r':4 'tx':5 '-32':6 'rep':1 'pete':9 'peter':2,7,10 'session':3,8,11 M 400367 Sessions Pete_Sessions A. Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32] Pete N00005681 5108 Republican 202-225-2231 Methodist TX Pete Peter Sessions 6.5 http://sessions.house.gov/ S001144 1945-10-18 Christopher 'shay':2,4,6 'christoph':1,3,5 M 400370 Shays Christopher_Shays H. Christopher Shays N00000652 5383 Republican Christian Scientist Christopher Shays W000795 1947-07-31 212 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formwilson/IMA/issue.htm 2 202-225-2455 Addison 'r':4 '-2':6 'sc':5 'joe':9 'rep':1 'wilson':3,8,11 'addison':2,7,10 M 400433 Wilson Joe_Wilson G. Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] Joe N00024809 13054 Republican 202-225-2452 Presbyterian SC Joe Addison Wilson 4.62962962962963 http://joewilson.house.gov/ action 49417 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 154048 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. action 49417 1205726400 Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. action 49417 1205726400 Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. action 49417 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 169173 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 49417 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 154047 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1344) action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146270 Referred to House Education and Labor action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146268 Referred to House Judiciary action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146271 Referred to House Rules introduced 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146265 action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146266 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E268-269) action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146267 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Rules, 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. action 49417 1204174800 Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146269 Referred to House Ways and Means