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Senate Clears DHS Appropriations Conference Report

Updated Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 4:50 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The Senate today cleared for the President’s signature the conference report accompanying the FY 2010 Homeland Security spending bill (H.R. 2892).

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Three E-Verify Amendments Offered to Tourism Bill

Updated Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 11:07 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Senator Jeff Sessions and Senator Charles Grassley have offered three amendments to a tourism bill is being debated on the Senate floor.

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Rep. Giffords Proposes Bill to Extend E-Verify for Five Years

Monday, June 8, 2009, 4:30 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) has introduced the Employee Verification Act (H.R. 2679) which would extend E-Verify for five years.

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Sessions' E-Verify Amendment Tabled

Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 5:17 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

In a surprise move, Sen. Patrick Leahy moved to table Sen. Sessions' E-Verify Amendment, and the motion passed by a narrow margin, 50-47.

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Your phone call TODAY could save E-Verify

Sunday, March 8, 2009, 11:57 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The Senate will begin voting on amendments to Omnibus spending bill (HR 1105) this afternoon. Because of your activism, Sen. Sessions' Amendment 604 is on the list of amendments to be debated and voted on.

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Senate Begins Omnibus Considerations

Monday, March 2, 2009, 2:27 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The Senate began discussions today on the $410 billion omnibus spending bill passed by the House last week. The House version contained a six-month extension for E-Verify, which is set to expire on March 6.

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Sen. Jeff Sessions Blasts Reid and Pelosi for Stripping E-Verify from Stimulus Package

Thursday, February 12, 2009, 1:31 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. Jeff Sessions
Earlier today, Senator Jeff Sessions delivered a speech on the Senate floor attempting to add E-Verify back into the bill, citing studies from Heritage and the Center for Immigration Studies that said several hundred thousand stimulus jobs will go to illegal aliens.

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E-Verify Amendments Added to House Appropriations Stimulus Bill

Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:49 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The House Appropriations Committee approved a stimulus bill on Thursday with two key amendments. Rep. Ken Calvert successfully added an amendment that would extend E-Verify for four years. Rep.

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Congress Recesses after Passing Short-Term E-Verify Extension

Updated Saturday, October 4, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

On September 27, the Senate cleared a Continuing Resolution (CR; H.R. 2638) that, among other things, extends the E-Verify program through March 6, 2009. The inclusion of a short-term E-Verify extension in the CR was a bittersweet development.

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Grassley, 12 Other Senators Call for Passage of E-Verify Reauthorization Bill in Senate

Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 10:41 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) yesterday led a group of Senators in asking Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to ensure passage of legislation to reauthorize E-Verify before the program expires in November. In a related press release, Sen.

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Sen. Grassley Introduces Legislation to Improve E-Verify

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 12:58 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.) recently introduced legislation (S. 3093) that would reauthorize the E-Verify program. Grassley's legislation also makes several improvements to the program.

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Senate Adopts Vitter and Grassley Amendments -- 4th Victory in a Row!

Updated Friday, July 10, 2009, 4:25 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. David Vitter & Sen. Charles Grassley
Yesterday, the Senate adopted two immigration-reduction amendments through a voice vote, marking our third and fourth victories this week. Sen.

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House Appropriations Subcommittee Offers 2-Year E-Verify Extension

Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 11:08 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee unanimously approved their FY2010 spending budget, and it includes a two-year reauthorization of E-Verify.

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Napolitano Supports Longer E-Verify Extension

Friday, April 3, 2009, 3:02 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today that she supports E-Verify and an extension beyond its current Sept. 30 expiration date.

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After Massive Public Outcry, Senate will get a Vote on Sessions' 5-year E-Verify Amendment

Updated Monday, March 9, 2009, 12:17 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. Jeff Sessions
Sen. Jeff Sessions' amendment to extend E-Verify for another five years has made the cut of amendments that will be voted on before a final vote on the Omnibus Appropriations bill.

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Omnibus Bill Stalled; Still a Chance for E-Verify Amendment

Updated Friday, March 6, 2009, 9:28 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The Senate was unable to produce enough votes to end debate on the $401 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill on Thursday. Opponents wanted more time to debate and vote on amendments, which could include an E-Verify amendment.

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Omnibus Appropriations Bill would Extend E-Verify

Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:16 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Earlier this week, the House released a $410 billion omnibus package that would extend E-Verify if approved. E-Verify, the federal government's workplace verification tool, is set to expire on March 6, but the bill would extend it to the end of fiscal year which is Sept. 30.

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Congressional Conferees to Decide Fate of E-Verify Amendments on Stimulus Package

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:11 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Leaders from both the House and Senate began meeting on Tuesday night and will continue to meet on Wednesday to try and reach a compromise between the two different versions of the economic stimulus package.

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Urge the Senate to Extend E-Verify

Monday, December 8, 2008, 12:55 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Last week the Department of Labor issued a grim report on the state of jobs in America. More than 500,000 Americans lost their job in November and more than 2 million so far in 2008.

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Senate Recesses Without Taking Up E-Verify Reauthorization

Updated Friday, August 1, 2008, 4:30 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

The Senate started its summer recess without taking up the E-Verify reauthorization bill (H.R. 6633) the House passed by a 407-2 margin. Sen.

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Vote to Re-Authorize E-Verify Expected Before Summer Recess

Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 8:45 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

CongressDaily reports today that House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) expect to hold a House floor vote on a bill to extend the E-Verify program before the August recess.

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In the News

HR Group Hails E-Verify Extension as Steppingstone to Something Better

In the News - Thursday, October 22, 2009

An organization that has criticized a government-run electronic employment verification system hailed Senate approval of a bill that would keep it operating for three more years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr -- Workforce.com

http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/26/74/70.php