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Union Calendar No. 400 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1958 
[Report No. 119–467] 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who 
have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or 
the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SCHMIDT, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
ONDER, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. KENNEDY of Utah, Mrs. BIGGS 
of South Carolina, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. ROSE, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, 
and Mr. FINSTAD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. RULLI, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 
BRECHEEN, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Mr. BAIRD, 
Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, Mr. FRY, Ms. VAN 
DUYNE, Ms. FEDORCHAK, Mr. HUNT, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. BOST, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. PFLUGER 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify 
that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the 
United States Government or the unlawful receipt of 
public benefits are inadmissible and deportable. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deporting Fraudsters 
Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED 
TO DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF 
PUBLIC BENEFITS. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) DEFRAUDING
THE
UNITED
STATES 
GOVERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF 
PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Any alien who has been con-
victed of, who admits having committed, or who 
admits committing acts which constitute the es-
sential elements of— 
‘‘(i) an offense described in section 15 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2024) (relating to violations of Sup-
plemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
benefits); 
‘‘(ii) an offense described in section 
208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
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408) (relating to fraud involving social se-
curity account numbers or social security 
cards); 
‘‘(iii) an offense described in section 
666 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
to theft or bribery concerning programs re-
ceiving Federal funds); 
‘‘(iv) an offense described in section 
1028 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to fraud and related activity in connec-
tion with identification documents, authen-
tication features, and information); 
‘‘(v) an offense described in section 
1031 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to major fraud against the United 
States); 
‘‘(vi) an offense described under chap-
ter 63 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to mail fraud and other fraud offenses); 
‘‘(vii) an offense described in section 
371 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
to conspiracy to commit offense or to de-
fraud United States); 
‘‘(viii) any other offense that involves 
defrauding the United States Government 
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or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public 
benefit (as such term is defined in section 
401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local 
public benefit (as such term is defined in 
section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621)); 
or 
‘‘(ix) a conspiracy to commit an of-
fense described in clause (i) through (viii), 
is inadmissible.’’. 
(b) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) DEFRAUDING
THE
UNITED
STATES 
GOVERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF 
PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Any alien who has been con-
victed of, who admits having committed, or who 
admits committing acts which constitute the es-
sential elements of— 
‘‘(i) an offense described in section 15 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2024) (relating to violations of Sup-
plemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
benefits); 
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‘‘(ii) an offense described in section 
208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
408) (relating to fraud involving social se-
curity account numbers or social security 
cards); 
‘‘(iii) an offense described in section 
666 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
to theft or bribery concerning programs re-
ceiving Federal funds); 
‘‘(iv) an offense described in section 
1028 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to fraud and related activity in connec-
tion with identification documents, authen-
tication features, and information); 
‘‘(v) an offense described in section 
1031 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to major fraud against the United 
States); 
‘‘(vi) an offense described under chap-
ter 63 of title 18, United States Code (relat-
ing to mail fraud and other fraud offenses); 
‘‘(vii) an offense described in section 
371 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
to conspiracy to commit offense or to de-
fraud United States); 
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‘‘(viii) any other offense that involves 
defrauding the United States Government 
or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public 
benefit (as such term is defined in section 
401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611)) or a State or local 
public benefit (as such term is defined in 
section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621)); 
or 
‘‘(ix) a conspiracy to commit an of-
fense described in clause (i) through (viii), 
is deportable.’’. 
(c) INELIGIBILITY FOR ANY IMMIGRATION RELIEF.— 
Any alien described in subparagraph (J) of section 
212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1128(a)(2)(J)) or subparagraph (G) of section 
237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) shall be ineligible for any relief under 
the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101)), including under section 2242 of the Omnibus Con-
solidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681). 
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Union Calendar No. 400 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1958 
[Report No. 119–467] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
clarify that aliens who have been convicted of de-
frauding the United States Government or the 
unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmis-
sible and deportable. 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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