H.R. 2641

Summary

H.R. 2641, the To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 8.

Record

Text

H.R. 2641 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2641 IH: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2641  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 3, 2025   Mr. Mackenzie  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on  Education and Workforce , 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   A BILL
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.
1.
Requirement for all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program
Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a  note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Federal contractors
Each contractor of an agency in the executive or legislative branch of the Federal Government, and each subcontractor thereof at any tier, shall elect to participate in the E-verify program described in section 403(a) and shall comply with the terms and conditions of such an election.
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To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.

Sponsors

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) sponsors H.R. 2641, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Ryan Mackenzie

Rep. · R–PA-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Josh Brecheen

Rep. · R–OK-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025

Riley Moore

Rep. · R–WV-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 20, 2026

Ken Calvert

Rep. · R–CA-41 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 30, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 2641 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Education and Workforce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Markup By · Jan 8, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Apr 3, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2641 has taken 4 actions since Apr 3, 2025, the latest on Jan 8, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 2641 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2641 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program. — Display Title
• To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2641, the latest on Mar 26, 2026.

• H.R. 2641, Day 1, Dollar 1 E-Verify Act — 2026-03-26As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 8, 2026

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2641 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations, Government Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2641 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2641’s is Immigration.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2641 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Border security and unlawful immigration to Public contracts and procurement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2641, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MACKENZIE:H.R. 2641.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1418]

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