1986 Amnesty Transparency Act

1986 Amnesty Transparency Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report to Congress on the implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 that includes information regarding: (1) implemented employer requirements; (2) federal enforcement of laws prohibiting hiring unlawful or unauthorized aliens; (3) the number of individuals denied employment; (4) sanctioned employers; (5) border enforcement mechanisms that were enhanced to prevent illegal immigration; (6) visa overstays; (7) added costs through social benefits provided to unlawfully present aliens; (8) the Act's impact on U.S. workers, including wages and unemployment; (9) the Act's implementation costs; and (10) fraud rates, including fraudulent amnesty claims.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2630 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2630

 To require a report from the Comptroller General of the United States 
 regarding implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 
                     1986, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2013

 Mr. Barletta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a report from the Comptroller General of the United States 
 regarding implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 
                     1986, and for other purposes.

    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 ``1986 Amnesty Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO REPORT.

    Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 that 
includes information on the following:
            (1) What employer requirements were implemented.
            (2) How the Federal Government enforces the laws that 
        prohibit hiring aliens who were unlawfully present in the 
        United States or unauthorized to work in the United States.
            (3) How many individuals were denied employment.
            (4) Were any employers sanctioned.
            (5) What border enforcement mechanisms were enhanced to 
        prevent an increase of illegal immigration.
            (6) How visa overstay issues were addressed.
            (7) The added cost to society through increased social 
        benefits provided to aliens who were unlawfully present in the 
        United States.
            (8) How implementation of the Act impacted United States 
        workers, including any impact on wages of workers by industry 
        sector and on the unemployment rate.
            (9) The cost of implementation of the Act.
            (10) The rates of fraud that took place as a result of the 
        Act, including the controls and mechanisms implemented to 
        address and prevent illegal immigrants from using fraudulent 
        documents to claim amnesty.
            (11) How could similar incidents be prevented in any future 
        program to provide for legalization of presence.
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