Core Provisions: The Worksite Enforcement Act bars employment of unauthorized aliens either directly or through a contract or subcontract and outlines document verification and recordkeeping requirements. Like the New Employee Verification Act (H.R.5515), the Worksite Enforcement Act provides for EEVS to replace the current E-Verify program for verifying employees’ identification and work eligibility. The bill tightens reporting requirements and increases penalties for employers who incorrectly report employees’ social security numbers on tax documents. The bill also orders the social security commissioner to issue fraud-resistant social security cards, and orders the secretary of homeland security to establish a grant program to assist states in issuing identification cards that may be used to verify eligibility to work in the United States.

Status: On March 5, 2008, Sen. Sessions (R-AL) introduced S.2711. The bill was then placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.