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HR 3982 110th Congress House

Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act

Official title: To continue to prohibit the hiring, recruitment, or referral of unauthorized aliens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 29, 2007 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesAlien laborCrime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal investigationData banksDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of the TreasuryElectronic government informationEmployee selectionEmployers' liabilityExecutive reorganizationFines (Penalties)FraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityIdentification devicesIllegal aliensInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Judicial reviewLabor and EmploymentLawPersonnel recordsPublic service advertisingScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSocial security numbersTax penaltiesTax returnsTaxation
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Oct 29, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Oct 29, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) employer document verification requirements; and (2) employment authorization and/or identity documents.

Sets forth employment eligibility verification system (EEVS) provisions.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the disclosure of certain taxpayer identity information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assist in immigration enforcement; and (2) increase specified penalties for employer failure to provide correct information returns.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish within the Criminal Investigation office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a unit to investigate tax-related violations related to the employment of unauthorized aliens.

Sets forth IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) immigration-related enforcement provisions.

Provides for increases in worksite enforcement and immigration fraud detection personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3982: Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3982/
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"H.R. 3982: Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3982/.
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