Section 401(b) of the 1996 Act is applied as if it read September 30, 2026
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5014, Sec. 5014.
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Section 401(b) of the 1996 Act is applied as if it read September 30, 2026
The document says “shall apply”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5014 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2026'' for ``September 30, 2015''.”
Section 5014 directs that section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 be applied with September 30, 2026 in place of September 30, 2015. The heading names E-Verify as the subject.
What the document actually says
“Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2026'' for ``September 30, 2015''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Read one part of a 1996 law as if the date in it were September 30, 2026. The old date was eleven years before.
What this is about
E-Verify is a system bosses use to check if a new hire may work here. This part swaps an old date for a later one.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 5014, 140 Stat. 631 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“Section 401(b) of the 1996 Act is applied as if it read September 30, 2026,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5014, Sec. 5014. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec5014-e-verify-date/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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