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Cuts off Higher Education Act funding to any college or university that hires unauthorized workers and requires every participating school to use E‑Verify for employment. The Department of Homeland Security must check schools’ E‑Verify enrollment every six months and alert the Department of Education within 10 days if a school is not enrolled or is found to employ unauthorized workers. If a violation is found, the school becomes ineligible for federal student aid and other funds under the Higher Education Act. The bill sets clear conditions for schools to keep receiving federal aid but does not specify an effective date or detailed enforcement/appeal procedures.
Adds a new clause (designated as (30)) to 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) requiring an institution to participate in the E-Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a) as a condition of program participation.
Adds a new provision (designated as section 124) to Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) making institutions of higher education ineligible to receive Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid under the Act if found to be in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324a.
Institutions of higher education that are found to be in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) are not eligible to receive funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid under the Higher Education Act.
Adds a new paragraph (30) requiring that "The institution will participate in the E-Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996."
The Secretary of Homeland Security must monitor every 6 months whether an institution of higher education is participating in the E‑Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
The Secretary of Homeland Security must notify the Secretary of Education not later than 10 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security finds an institution of higher education to be in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The Secretary of Homeland Security must notify the Secretary of Education not later than 10 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security finds that an institution of higher education is not participating in the E‑Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Introduced March 26, 2025 by Erin Houchin · Last progress March 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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