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American Jobs and Workforce Integrity Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Immigration

Summary

This bill would phase in mandatory E-Verify for new hires nationwide, boost penalties on employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers, and expand funding for audits and anti-fraud enforcement. It also offers technical help, hardship extensions for small businesses, and safe-harbor protections for employers making good-faith compliance efforts.

Full text

To strengthen immigration enforcement in the labor market, this bill shall require all employers engaged in interstate commerce to use the federal E-Verify system for new hires within a phased implementation period, with technical assistance and limited hardship extensions for small businesses; increase civil and criminal penalties for employers who knowingly hire, recruit, or continue to employ unauthorized workers, especially in cases involving wage theft, unsafe working conditions, or repeat violations; authorize additional funding for worksite enforcement, audit personnel, and anti-fraud measures; and provide safe-harbor protections for employers that make good-faith compliance efforts, with the stated purpose of protecting wages, discouraging exploitation of unauthorized labor, and supporting legal workers and domestic manufacturers.

Sponsor

Brayden MorseRepublican Party

Cosponsors

Debate

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