Legislation· Mar 2026Sponsored by David Taylor (R)
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
Bars non-citizens convicted of public benefits fraud from entering or staying in the US.
Tradeoff
Makes benefit fraud a deportation ground for non-citizens. The CBO estimates negligible federal savings because existing law already covers most of these offenses.
What's in it
Negligible fiscal impact (between -$500,000 and $500,000) over 2026-2035.
The federal cost is negligible because the bill simply clarifies deportation grounds that largely already exist in law; the policy's real effect is on non-citizens who become subject to deportation based on fraud convictions or admissions.
The House passed this 231-186 on March 18, 2026 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Mar 6, 2025)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 6, 2025)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 15 - 11(Jan 13, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-467.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #94 · Mar 18, 2026)
231 yeanay 186Senate
Received from the House
on the Judiciary(Mar 19, 2026)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
Passage votes so far· Mar 18, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027