A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Latest action · Mar 6, 2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 5, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the Social Security Administration (SSA) after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated unlawful employment provisions under such Act.
Provides that an employee's firing by an employer having constructive knowledge that the employee is not authorized to work in the United States based on SSA notice that the name and number provided by the employee do not match, and cannot be corrected to match, SSA records shall not be considered an unfair immigration-related employment practice.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct SSA to provide DHS with certain "no match" information.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Mar 13, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595.
- Mar 5, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2008Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
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