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2/13/2009--Introduced.Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a toll-free telephone- or electronic media-based employment eligibility verification system. Requires that such system: (1) provide verification or tentative non-verification of an individual's identity and employment eligibility within three days of an inquiry; and (2) provide, in the case of tentative non-verification, a secondary process for final verification or non-verification within 10 days. Directs the: (1) Commissioner of Social Security to develop a process for comparing names and social security numbers against appropriate databases in response to employer inquiries; and (2) Secretary to develop a process for comparing names and alien identification or authorization numbers and investigate uses of the same social security number that suggest fraud. Limits verification system-related individual relief to procedures under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Prohibits class actions. Immunizes from civil or criminal liability a person or entity who takes action in good faith reliance on verification system information. Sets forth employer verification requirements with respect to an affirmative defense to liability for employment of unauthorized workers, including revision of attestation and retention of verification form provisions. Places limits on the collection and use of data from the verification system. Expands the employment eligibility verification system to include: (1) previously hired individuals; and (2) recruitment and referral. Provides for: (1) voluntary employer verification utilizing such system two years after enactment of this Act for previously hired individuals; (2) mandatory employer verification three years after enactment of this Act by federal, state, and local governments, and the military for employees not verified under such system working at federal, state or local government buildings, military bases, nuclear energy sites, weapons sites, airports, or critical infrastructure sites; and (3) mandatory employer verification six years after enactment of this Act for all employees not previously verified under such system. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make employer participation in the basic pilot program mandatory two years after enactment of this Act. Applies employment eligibility verification requirements to labor service agencies. Revises civil and criminal penalty provisions. Establishes in the Treasury the Employment Verification Compensation Fund. Directs the Secretary to establish a publicly available contractor database. Authorizes the Commissioner to carry out verification responsibilities under this Act, but only to the extent advance funds are provided by the Secretary of Homeland Security to cover costs. Prohibits funds from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from being used to carry out such responsibilities. Sets forth specified reporting requirements by the Secretary and the Commissioner.

1238385600 2009-03-30 Fri Nov 13 14:49:34 -0600 2009 introduced 55164 'act':9 'elig':3 'illeg':6 'verif':4 'employ':2 'immigr':7 'control':8 'electron':1 69440 false short introduced 55164 'an':3 'in':14 'to':1,9,21 'all':12 'and':23 'are':18 'for':24 'the':15 'able':20 'that':11 'work':22 'other':25 'create':2 'ensure':10 'states':17 'system':8 'united':16 'legally':19 'workers':13 'purposes':26 'electronic':4 'employment':5 'eligibility':6 'verification':7 68916 false official action 55164 1238385600 Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191166 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. M001146 1948-03-31 2272 504 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 8 202-225-3013 James 'd':4 '-8':6 'ga':5 'jim':9 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,10 'marshal':3,8,11 M 400254 Marshall Jim_Marshall Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8] 820 Jim N00009635 6786 Democrat 202-225-6531 Roman Catholic GA Jim James Marshall 5.2 http://www.house.gov/marshall/ RepJimMarshall B001252 1955-10-31 3389 213 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/barrow/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm 12 202-225-3377 John 'd':4 'ga':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'barrow':3,8,10 M 400628 Barrow John_Barrow Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] 1243 N00026080 11055 Democrat 202-225-2823 GA John Barrow 5.26666666666667 http://barrow.house.gov/ B000208 1926-06-03 2659 2412 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.bartlett.house.gov/Email_Roscoe/ 6 202-225-2193 Roscoe 'r':4 '-6':6 'md':5 'rep':1 'rosco':2,7,9 'bartlett':3,8,10 M 400017 Bartlett Roscoe_G._Bartlett G. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] 1313 N00002017 8707 Republican 202-225-2721 Seventh-Day Adventist MD Roscoe Bartlett 5.59090909090909 http://www.bartlett.house.gov D000191 1947-05-27 5242 2134 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact.html 4 202-225-0032 Peter 'd':4 '-4':6 'rep':1 'peter':2,7,9 'defazio':3,8,10 M 400100 DeFazio Peter_A._DeFazio A. Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4] 2481 N00007781 8938 Democrat 202-225-6416 Catholic OR Peter DeFazio 5.86363636363636 http://www.house.gov/defazio/ PeterDeFazio T000074 1953-09-17 3287 2269 Rayburn House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/genetaylor/webforms/zipauth.htm 4 202-225-7074 Gene 'd':4 '-4':6 'ms':5 'rep':1 'gene':2,7,9 'taylor':3,8,10 M 400399 Taylor Gene_Taylor Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4] 1698 N00003350 8382 Democrat 202-225-5772 Roman Catholic MS Gene Taylor 5.2 http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/ action 55164 1238385600 Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191166 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. action 55164 1237176000 Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191165 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. action 55164 1234501200 Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185009 Referred to House Education and Labor action 55164 1234501200 Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185008 Referred to House Ways and Means action 55164 1234501200 Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185007 Referred to House Judiciary action 55164 1234501200 Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185006 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. introduced 55164 1234501200 Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185005