{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1958","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1958","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-03-06","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-03-18","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h94","question":"On Passage","title":"Deporting Fraudsters Act","result":"Passed","yea":231,"nay":186,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll094.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","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":"2026-03-19"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-01-27","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":120},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens who are convicted of, or who admit to, certain fraud and public-benefit offenses inadmissible and deportable, and ineligible for relief under the immigration laws.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}]},"core_areas":["Inadmissibility for fraud and public-benefit offenses","Deportability for fraud and public-benefit offenses","Ineligibility for relief under the immigration laws"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a ground of inadmissibility to section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for any alien convicted of, admitting to having committed, or admitting to acts constituting the essential elements of the listed offenses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}},{"text":"Adds a matching ground of deportability to section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for any alien convicted of, or admitting to, the same listed offenses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}},{"text":"Lists the offenses as those relating to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, fraud involving social security account numbers or cards, theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, and fraud involving identification documents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}},{"text":"Also lists major fraud against the United States, mail fraud and other fraud offenses under chapter 63 of title 18, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to commit any listed offense.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}},{"text":"Covers any other offense involving defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal, State or local public benefit, as defined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}},{"text":"Makes an alien described by the new inadmissibility or deportability ground ineligible for any relief under the immigration laws, including under section 2242 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh#H68BDED576B25486891202E871AE2A15E"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-03-18","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1958/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1958.png","v":"94cc59720474","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1958, 119th Congress: Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026. House: 231 Yea, 186 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 18 Mar 2026."}}