A total of 3.2 million queries were made for fiscal year 2007. and 1.7 million queries were made for fiscal year 2006. Two States. Arizona and Mississippi. have made EVerify mandatory. and almost all 50 States have legislation pending that would require the use of EVerify at some level in the State. Individuals who receive a tentative nonconfirmation have eight business days to contact the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security to start the process to clarify that status. DHS has also implemented the Photo Tool program for noncitizens who are authorized to work in the United States. The Photo Tool allows employers to check the photo presented on the employment authorization document with a photo in the DHS database. As the State of Arizona has demonstrated. EVerify prevents individuals here illegally from obtaining work. and it solves the problem of deportation. since most people choose to selfdeport when they are unable to find a job. EVerify has proved it Is effective. and it is imperative we do not let the program expire on November 30 of this year. H.R. 6633 extends EVerify for an additional 5 years and requires two GAO reports that I believe will reaffirm the effectiveness and accuracy of this program. This legislation codifies the annual payment agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to ensure that SSA is receiving the funds necessary to run EVerify. I commend Representative GIFFORDS for her sponsorship of the bill. I thank Subcommittee Chairwoman LOFGREN. Ranking Member KING. Chairman CONYERS and Ranking Member SMITH for their work on this effort as well. The American people have voiced their strong support for EVerify. I encourage my colleagues to vote for H.R. 6633 and extend EVerify for an additional 5 years.
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