INTRODUCING: The Hire American Act.
This bill does exactly what its title says: hire American workers only. The legislation amends title 5 of the United States Code to restrict federal government employment to U.S. citizens and nationals ONLY.
American taxpayers foot the bill for every single federal job in this country. Every salary. Every benefit. Every pension. Those jobs belong to American workers, not non-citizens. Right now, there is no permanent law stopping a non-citizen from being hired by a federal agency or put on the federal payroll. Our bill ends this.
Prior to any appointment, individuals must sign an affidavit attesting to their citizenship status and the hiring agency must verify it. Anyone who lies faces up to a $50,000 fine and five years in prison.
The Office of Personnel Management must report to Congress on the number of current non-citizen federal employees disaggregated by agency and position within 180 days.
The American people are tired of a government working against them. They deserve to know the people running federal agencies, handling their data, and accessing classified information are Americans first.