H1B SAFE Act

The H1B Strengthening Anti-Fraud Effectiveness (SAFE) Act was designed to increase government oversight of the H-1B visa program by improving communication between federal agencies. The bill would have authorized the Department of Homeland Security to share evidence of improper hiring practices with the Department of Labor, allowing for faster investigations into employers who violate visa rules. Additionally, it would have required businesses to use a consistent tracking number across different government filings to ensure their labor applications and visa petitions were properly linked. For everyday citizens, these measures aimed to protect the domestic job market by reducing fraud and ensuring that companies follow legal requirements when hiring foreign workers. The bill was introduced in 2007 and referred to a House subcommittee, but it did not move forward to become law.