US Congress House Bill 830 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2013 or SAVE Act of 2013 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel, (2) recruitment of former military personnel, (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment, (4) infrastructure improvements, (5) aerial and other surveillance, (5) a national strategy to secure the borders, (6) accountable financing under the Secure Border Initiative, (7) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents, and (8) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to check against terrorist watchlists those persons suspected of alien smuggling and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-verify program permanent. Sets forth conditions for the mandatory use of the E-verify system. Requires: (1) employer/employee notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and related information sharing with DHS; and (2) establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) penalize specified employers for failure to correct information returns; and (2) prohibit employers from deducting from gross income wages paid to unauthorized aliens, with an exception for an employer participating in the basic employment eligibility confirmation program. Increases criminal alien program (CAP) personnel. Authorizes border relief grants for local law enforcement agencies within 25 miles of the southern U.S. border. Establishes within DHS a rewards program to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent immigration-related documents and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of commercial alien smuggling operations. Provides for: (1) increased alien detention facilities, (2) additional immigration court judgeships, and (3) a media campaign to inform the public of changes made by this Act including a multilingual media campaign explaining noncompliance penalties.

SAVE Act of 2013

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
2013-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
2013-03-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2013-03-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2013-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-02-26	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2013-02-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/830/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr830/BILLS-113hr830ih.pdf