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HR 3262 109th Congress House

Employee Verification Accountability Act

Official title: To modify the civil money penalties incurred for unlawful employment of aliens.

Introduced: July 13, 2005 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Immigration Alien laborAliensEmployers' liabilityFines (Penalties)
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Illegal aliensLabor and EmploymentLawRecruiting of employees
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jul 27, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6653)
Jul 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Verification Accountability Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the existing the civil money penalties (based on the number of illegal hiring occurrences) for unlawful employment of an alien with a $10,000 civil penalty for each unauthorized alien hiring.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3262: Employee Verification Accountability Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3262/
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"H.R. 3262: Employee Verification Accountability Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3262/.
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H.R. 3262, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3262/.
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