Official Summaries

Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026

This bill makes certain acts related to public benefits fraud grounds for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. The bill also makes such an individual ineligible for immigration enforcement relief, including relief for an individual in danger of subjection to torture.

Specifically, this bill applies to individuals who have been convicted of, admit to having committed, or admit to acts which constitute certain offenses. Offenses covered by this bill include (1) fraud involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, (2) fraud involving Social Security benefits, (3) fraud involving programs that receive federal funds, and (4) the production of fraudulent identification documents.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1958 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1958


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2026

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 GOVERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF 
              PUBLIC BENEFITS.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration 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 convicted of, who admits having committed, or 
                who admits committing acts which constitute the 
                essential 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 Supplemental 
                        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits);
                            ``(ii) an offense described in section 208 
                        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) 
                        (relating to fraud involving social security 
                        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 receiving 
                        Federal funds);
                            ``(iv) an offense described in section 1028 
                        of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
                        fraud and related activity in connection with 
                        identification documents, authentication 
                        features, and information);
                            ``(v) an offense described in section 1031 
                        of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
                        major fraud against the United States);
                            ``(vi) an offense described under chapter 
                        63 of title 18, United States Code (relating 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 defraud 
                        United States);
                            ``(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 offense 
                        described in clause (i) through (viii),
                is inadmissible.''.
    (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration 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 convicted of, who admits having committed, or 
                who admits committing acts which constitute the 
                essential 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 Supplemental 
                        Nutrition Assistance Program benefits);
                            ``(ii) an offense described in section 208 
                        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) 
                        (relating to fraud involving social security 
                        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 receiving 
                        Federal funds);
                            ``(iv) an offense described in section 1028 
                        of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
                        fraud and related activity in connection with 
                        identification documents, authentication 
                        features, and information);
                            ``(v) an offense described in section 1031 
                        of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
                        major fraud against the United States);
                            ``(vi) an offense described under chapter 
                        63 of title 18, United States Code (relating 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 defraud 
                        United States);
                            ``(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 offense 
                        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 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 
Stat. 2681).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.