# 119-hr-2641: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.

119-hr-2641, To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2641
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Makes participation in E‑Verify mandatory for every federal contractor and every tier of subcontractor.** - Federal contractors and subcontractors would be required to elect to participate in the E‑Verify program described in section 403(a) and to comply with the terms of that election. - Agencies: Contracts issued by executive and legislative branch agencies would carry this blanket E‑Verify participation requirement across all tiers of subcontracting. - Workers: Employees on federal contracts would work for firms that must use the E‑Verify system to meet the contract condition.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- E-Verify requirement for federal contractors: cost, medium. This bill would require every contractor of an executive-branch or legislative-branch agency to elect to participate in the E-Verify program. It would also require every subcontractor at any tier on those federal contracts to elect and comply with E-Verify. The text relies on the E-Verify rules des…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-1241: SAFE for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2641 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2641)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1241: SAFE for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2641 (as of 2026-09-21).