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HR 1958 Passed a chamber

Makes noncitizens convicted of certain fraud offenses or unlawful receipt of public benefits inadmissible and deportable, and bars them from immigration relief.

Official title: Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 06-MAR-2025
Referred 06-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 13-JAN-2026
Reported 27-JAN-2026
On the calendar 27-JAN-2026
Passed 18-MAR-2026
Senate
Received 19-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Covers noncitizens convicted of, or who admit committing acts that are the essential elements of, listed offenses such as SNAP benefit violations, Social Security number fraud, theft or bribery in federally funded programs, identification document fraud, major fraud against the United States, and mail fraud.
  • Also covers any other offense involving defrauding the U.S. Government or unlawfully receiving federal, state, or local public benefits, along with conspiracies to commit these offenses.
  • Applies the same grounds to both inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • Makes covered noncitizens ineligible for any relief under the immigration laws.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (27-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 18-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor David J. Taylor (R-OH) Cosponsors · 34
■ 34 R