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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 2641

Introduced

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.

Sponsor
RRyan Mackenzie· Pennsylvania
Introduced
April 3, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 8.January 8, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2641

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-
verify program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 3, 2025

Mr. Mackenzie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and 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

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A BILL

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-
verify program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
THE E-VERIFY PROGRAM.

Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(C) Federal contractors.--Each contractor of an 
agency in the executive or legislative branch of the 
Federal Government, and each subcontractor thereof at 
any tier, shall elect to participate in the E-verify 
program described in section 403(a) and shall comply 
with the terms and conditions of such an election.''.
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