Call Senators Now Asking for a YES vote on Grassley's E-Verify Amendment - 202-224-3121
Updated Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11:18 AM

Call Senators Now Asking for a YES vote on Grassley's E-Verify Amendment & Vitter's No-Match Amendment - 202-224-3121

The Senate resumed voting on amendments this morning and approved David Vitter's No-Match by a voice vote. It is not known when the amendment by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) will come up.

Before adjourning last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a cloture motion to end debate on the overall bill by Friday. Please call Senators and ask them to vote YES on the Grassley amendment - 202-224-3121.

Sen. Grassley's amendment (#1415) would allow employers using E-Verify to check the workplace eligibility of all employees, not just new hires.

Under current law, E-Verify may only be used for new hires. Sen. Vitter's amendment (#1375) would prevent further delays in the implementation of the "no-match" rule, which allows the Social Security Administration to send letters notifying employers that the Social Security number and personal data of certain employees don't match SSA records (almost always because they are illegal aliens).

Victory on Sen. Sessions' E-Verify Amendment!

Yesterday, Senators passed Sen. Jeff Sessions' (R-Ala.) E-Verify amendment by voice vote after failing to table it. The vote on the motion to table the amendment failed by a 44-53 margin. The Sessions' amendment would require federal contractors to use E-Verify and permanently reauthorize the workplace verification tool, which is set to expire this fall.

Victory on Sen. DeMint's Border Fence Amendment!
After votes on the Sessions amendment, Senators adopted (54-44) an amendment by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) that would require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwestern border by December 31, 2010.


Thank you for helping to make these terrific wins a reality!
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