ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Chairman, under the OMB directive from 2007,
all Federal agencies are already required to use the E-Verify system to
confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. Beyond Federal
employees, a 2008 executive order and a Federal acquisition regulation
already require that employees of Federal contractors also be verified
as eligible to work through E-Verify, so my opposition to this
amendment is primarily on the basis that it is unnecessary. Given that the current administration has proposed making the use of
E-Verify mandatory for private sector hiring, it just doesn't seem
likely that it would somehow weaken the current requirement for the
Federal Government to use the system. This funding limitation simply is
not needed. Mr.
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