Late last month, President Bush signed into law an over $630 billion continuing resolution to continue funding the budgets of a number of U.S. agencies until March 2009. As part of this resolution, funding for the E-Verify program would be extended until March 6 of next year. Both the Senate and the House approved this resolution days prior to the President signing it into law.

E-Verify is the U.S. government’s voluntary system that allows employers to verify and check the employment eligibility of new hires through the internet. The program was scheduled to end in November 2008 without extension or reauthorization. This resolution provides $100 million in funds and 255 positions for the E-Verify program.