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The bill creates a clearer federal verification requirement (E‑Verify) to reduce unauthorized hiring in paid political roles and give charities a compliance pathway, but it imposes administrative costs and verification-related barriers that could shrink paid civic participation, burden small nonprofits, and harm immigrant workers.
Nonprofit organizations that pay for political services get a clear, established federal process (E‑Verify) to check worker eligibility, reducing legal uncertainty about hiring obligations.
Nonprofits that hire paid campaign or political workers are less likely to employ unauthorized workers because payments for political services must be verified through E‑Verify.
Small nonprofits and religious organizations that pay for political services must enroll in and use E‑Verify, creating ongoing administrative costs and burden that can divert limited resources from programs.
Nonprofits and low‑income individuals may reduce or forgo paid political or issue‑advocacy work to avoid verification costs, shrinking paid opportunities and civic participation; organizations may shift paid political work to unpaid volunteers.
Immigrant workers and programs relying on short‑term hires risk misclassification, verification delays, or wrongful denial of work authorization if documentation is imperfect, disrupting services and harming lawful workers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires 501(c)(3) nonprofits that pay individuals for political services to enroll in and comply with the federal E‑Verify employment verification program.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Mark Alford · Last progress February 25, 2026
Requires 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that pay any person for personal services related to political purposes or active participation in political management or a political campaign to enroll in and use the federal E‑Verify employment verification program and comply with its terms. The change creates an employer verification obligation for charities when they make paid political-service payments. The bill adds this requirement to the immigration statute that governs participation in E‑Verify. It does not specify funding or an effective date in the provided text.