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Union Calendar No. 398 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6978 
[Report No. 119–465] 
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to con-
duct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2026 
Mr. FINSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
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 January 8, 2026] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services to conduct a review of certain approved immi-
gration benefit requests, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Preserving Integrity in 
Immigration Benefits Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESERVING INTEGRITY IN IMMIGRATION BENE-
FITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services shall conduct a comprehensive 
review of all approved immigration benefit requests impli-
cated in Presidential Proclamation 10998 entitled ‘‘Re-
stricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To 
Protect the Security of the United States’’ (dated December 
16, 2025) that were approved during the period beginning 
on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act, to ensure that such requests were properly adju-
dicated and applicable standards were properly applied. 
(b) IN-PERSON COMMITTEE BRIEFING.—Not later 
than September 15, 2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services shall provide an in-person brief-
ing to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and of the Senate on the results of the review 
required under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 15, 2026, the 
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
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shall make publicly available online a report containing the 
results of the review required under subsection (a). 
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Union Calendar No. 398 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6978 
[Report No. 119–465] 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services to conduct a review of certain 
approved immigration benefit requests, and for 
other purposes. 
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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