VERIFY Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, VERIFY Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HFD015F4012774F89AE891EE3F95D5A85: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Verification Enhancement and Reliability for Immigration Fidelity Act of 2026 or as the VERIFY Act of 2026.
- Section H08D92C57946E4DEDA70DEC98DE2F73FD: 2. SAVE program modernization The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall modernize the SAVE...
- Section H0F891829CBBA4106A80B0EEE10416DAA: 3. Prohibition on user access and fees No fee may be charged to a Federal, State, local, or Tribal government agency for submitting a verification query...
- Section H604CDAB7A1534BF5988A6AB0FBB71467: 4. Implementation and oversight Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a SAVE modernization plan that...
- Section H02688859F6124D2A9679956345142EDE: 5. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term SAVE program means the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, established pursuant to section...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, VERIFY Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Immigration, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, VERIFY Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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