To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Jan 8, 2026
What it does
This bill would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all federal contractors and their subcontractors at any tier to participate in the E-verify program, which electronically verifies the employment eligibility of workers. The requirement applies to contractors of agencies in the executive or legislative branches of the federal government. Contractors must elect to participate in E-verify and comply with its terms and conditions as a condition of federal contracting.
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