Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
- Last Action
- 1/27/2026
Actions
- 2026-01-27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
- 2026-01-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
- 2026-01-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
- 2026-01-13Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- 2026-01-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-01-08Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2026-01-08Introduced in House
- 2026-01-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2026-01-27 (07)
Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
This bill requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review certain approved immigration benefit requests for proper approval. The review must include requests approved during the period starting on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this bill.
Immigration benefit requests covered by this bill include those conferred during this period to individuals from the following countries: Angola, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, the Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This also includes individuals traveling using documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority.
The bill requires USCIS to report on any findings by September 15, 2026.
Subjects
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration status and procedures
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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