# 119-s-4620: Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 119-s-4620, Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4620 - As of: 2026-08-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4620 - Congress: 119 - Title: Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-05-21 - Sponsor: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL) - Cosponsors: 12 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-11 ## Summary **Mandatory, nationwide E-Verify system.** This bill would create a single, DHS-run program to check identity and employment authorization for hires, recruits, and continuing employees while expanding data sharing and penalties. - Families: Provides a secure self-check for individuals to confirm and correct their work-eligibility records, adds parental controls to suspend a minor's Social Security number for E-Verify, and creates routes to fix errors. - Workers: Sets fast timelines for results and contests with an initial response in 3 business days, a secondary-resolution goal within 10 business days plus a one-time 10-business-day extension, and a 10-business-day contest window before final nonconfirmation. - Employers: Would require attestation, document capture, photo matching where applicable, and use of E-Verify for hiring, referral, and continued employment; raises civil penalties (starting at $2,500) and expands criminal penalties up to $30,000 per unauthorized worker and up to 18 months imprisonment. - States and federal agencies: Expands DHS access to federal and state records including driver license data, conditions certain economic and community development grants on state cooperation, and requires annual funding for operations. *Would increase federal spending by about $100 million per year to operate E-Verify and fund related interagency responsibilities.* ## Cosponsors (12) - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Higher fines and debarment for employers: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would raise civil fines for verification violations to new ranges: $2,500–$5,000; $5,000–$10,000; and $10,000–$25,000. Paperwork fines would be $1,000–$25,000. The bill would add criminal penalties for a pattern or practice: fines up to $30,000 per unauthorized person and up to… - New employer verification duties and timing: mixed, high. If enacted, employers and recruiters would have to use E‑Verify on a phased schedule by size: 10,000+ start 6 months after enactment; 500–9,999 start 9 months; 20–499 start 1 year; 1–19 start 18 months; new employers start 1 year. Recruiters and referrers must start 1 year after enactment. Employer… - Permanent federal E‑Verify system: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would create a permanent nationwide E‑Verify system run by DHS. The system would check Social Security records, passport and visa records, IRS employer ID records, and State driver's license/ID data (including photos). The President would send an implementation report within 18… - Self‑check and SSN fraud protections: mixed, medium. If enacted, DHS would create a secure Self‑Check tool so individuals can verify and correct their employment‑eligibility records. The bill would let DHS block or suspend Social Security numbers that show unusual or compromised use until the owner proves identity. It would allow identity‑fraud victi… - State grant rules tied to E‑Verify: mixed, medium. If enacted, some Public Works and Community Development Block Grant funds could be withheld from States or local governments that do not give DHS access to driver's license or ID data or that do not cooperate in resolving verification inquiries. The CDBG change would take effect one year after enac… ## Related bills - 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act - 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act - 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 - 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - 119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-4620 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4620) ## Related - [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071) - [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752) - [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401) - [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186) - [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6) - [119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-9) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4620 (as of 2026-08-11).