Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 31, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require inclusion of encrypted machine-readable electronic identification strips on Social Security cards.
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) develop the strip in a manner that enables employers to access the Employment Eligibility Database (EED) established by this Act; and (2) transmit to the Secretary of Homeland Security (HHS) necessary information from an individual's application for a Social Security card or number for inclusion in the EED.
Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain the EED. Requires the EED to include data on the citizenship status and work and residency eligibility of noncitizens authorized to work in the United States.
Restricts access to EED information.
Prohibits individuals from commencing employment with a U.S. employer absent a Social Security card that meets the requirements of this Act and presentation of such card to the employer.
Prohibits employers from hiring individuals absent verification of identity and work authorization.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assess penalties against employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers or fail to comply with verification procedures; and (2) bring civil actions against those who fail to pay assessments or otherwise violate this Act. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations.
Requires integration of Border Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint databases.
Prohibits this Act from being construed to establish a national identification card.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2011 to Jul 8, 2011; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Jan 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 8, 2011 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2011 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 24, 2011 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 31, 2011 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- Jan 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Jan 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2-3)
- Jan 5, 2011Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2 | David Dreier R-CA | Jan 5, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H44.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Homeland Security
- Foreign labor
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Social security and elderly assistance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
