Nationwide E-Verify Mandate

What This Bill Does

This bill would make E-Verify a permanent federal system and require all employers to use it to check whether workers are authorized to work in the United States. It would turn a program that is currently used in limited settings into a universal employment verification requirement.

For ordinary Americans, this could change how people are hired, especially in industries that rely on fast onboarding or large workforces. Supporters say it would help reduce unauthorized employment and protect job opportunities for legal workers; critics say it could create hiring delays, paperwork burdens, and errors that affect lawful workers and employers.

Who This Bill Affects

For the general public, this would make employer hiring checks more uniform and could reduce unauthorized hiring, but it could also add verification steps for workers and employers and increase the chance of administrative delays or mismatches during hiring.

Latest Status

May 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Will It Pass?

0% estimated chance of becoming law

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