Amendment109th Congress
Amendment sets caps on employer sanctions penalties; provides an exemption from penalties for initial good-faith violations; and provides a safe harbor for contractors whose subcontractors employ illegal aliens.
- Amendment Number
- 664
- Description
- Amendment sets caps on employer sanctions penalties; provides an exemption from penalties for initial good-faith violations; and provides a safe harbor for contractors whose subcontractors employ illegal aliens.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 109-350 to set caps on the monetary penalties set forth in Title VII of the bill for hiring or employing unauthorized aliens of $7,500 for first time offenses, $15,000 for second offenses, and $40,000 for all subsequent offenses; Provides an exemption from penalty for initial good faith violations; and provides a safe harbor for contractors if their subcontractor employees an unauthorized alien (provided the contractor did not know the employee was an unauthorized alien).
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Dec 16, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Westmoreland amendment (A029) Agreed to by recorded vote: 247 - 170, 1 Present (Roll no. 657).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:36:22
- Submitted Date
- Dec 16, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022