HR 1958passed_one119th Congress

Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026

Introduced Mar 6, 2025House billPolicy area: ImmigrationLast action Mar 18, 2026Sponsor: David J. Taylor(R-OH)

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Official summaryUpdated Mar 19, 2026

What the bill does

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.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Lobbying Filings

$31.8M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Mar 6, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jul 31, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Mar 18, 2026vote

Judy Chu voted nay

Mar 18, 2026vote

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford voted yea

Mar 18, 2026vote

Joaquin Castro voted nay

Official Congressional Actions

Mar 19, 2026IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

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Mar 18, 2026Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Mar 18, 2026Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2582-2583)

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Mar 18, 2026Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 94). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2568)

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	$27.0M	Apr 22, 2024	2024Q1	BUDGOVHCR
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM	FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM	$4.8M	Jul 31, 2025	2025Q2	IMM

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Judy Chu	D	nay	Mar 18, 2026
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford	R	yea	Mar 18, 2026
Joaquin Castro	D	nay	Mar 18, 2026
Ben Cline	R	yea	Mar 18, 2026

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.