119-hr2367

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2367 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2367

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of 
higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds 
 from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to 
require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify 
 Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program 
 authorized under title IV of such Act.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 26, 2025

 Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was 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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 A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of 
higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds 
 from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to 
require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify 
 Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program 
 authorized under title IV of such Act.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``College Employment Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY DUE TO EMPLOYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.

 Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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SEC. 124. INELIGIBILITY DUE TO EMPLOYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.

 ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of 
higher education shall be eligible to receive funds from Federal 
student assistance or Federal institutional aid under this Act if the 
institution is found to be in violation of 

section 274A of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a).''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E-VERIFY PROGRAM.

 

Section 487

    (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (30) The institution will 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 
 note).''.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION 
 REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Monitoring.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 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 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note).

    (b) Notification.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify 
the Secretary of Education, not later than 10 days after the Secretary 
of Homeland Security finds--

    (1) an institution of higher education to be in violation 
 of 

section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
 U.S.C. 1324a); or

    (2) 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 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).
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