H.R. 830: SAVE Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 26, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO6]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Status

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 26, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 26, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 26, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

1% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
6 cosponsors (6R) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

↪ Conservation, Energy, and Forestry

House Armed Services

↪ Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities

House Education and the Workforce

House Homeland Security

↪ Border and Maritime Security

House Natural Resources

↪ Public Lands and Environmental Regulation

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Judiciary

↪ Immigration and Border Security

House Ways and Means

↪ Social Security

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Full Title

To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.

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Text

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Last updated Feb 26, 2013.
72 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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2/26/2013--Introduced.
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.

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  • 40 Stat. 220
  • 118 Stat. 3734

Other Citations

  • 10 U.S.C. Chapter 18