{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-6678","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 6678","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-12-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-01-31","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h27","question":"On Passage","title":"Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act","result":"Passed","yea":272,"nay":155,"present":0,"not_voting":5,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll027.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","date":"2024-02-05"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[{"number":"H.Amdt. 845","sponsor":"Rep. 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Offenses that trigger this ground of inadmissibility and deportability include (1) knowingly and without lawful authority producing a false identification document, and (2) making a false statement of material fact in an application for Social Security disability benefits."}],"words":111},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien inadmissible and deportable if convicted of, or admitting to, certain Social Security, identification document, or COVID-19 relief fraud offenses.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}]},"core_areas":["Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for Social Security and identification document fraud","Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for fraud involving COVID-19 relief loans and grants"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a ground of inadmissibility to section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for an alien convicted of, or admitting to, the listed fraud offenses or a conspiracy to commit one.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}},{"text":"Adds a ground of deportability to section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for an alien convicted of, or admitting to, the same offenses or a conspiracy to commit one.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}},{"text":"Covers offenses under section 208 of the Social Security Act, which relates to social security account numbers and social security cards.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}},{"text":"Covers offenses under section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, which relates to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}},{"text":"Defines a covered COVID offense as fraud pertaining to certain Small Business Act loans made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, or to grants under section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 or section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}},{"text":"Applies each new ground to an alien who admits committing the offense or admits committing acts that make up its essential elements, as well as to an alien who has been convicted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh#H79677C53E5B745F39926FC48257C8639"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-01-31","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6678/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-6678.png","v":"5e66b7676ccb","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6678, 118th Congress: Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act. House: 272 Yea, 155 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 31 Jan 2024."}}