Bill makes people who commit benefits fraud deportable from the U.S.

What it does

The bill changes immigration law. Non-citizens convicted of cheating public benefit programs must leave the country. This covers fraud involving food stamps, Social Security, and identity documents. People convicted of these crimes cannot stay in the U.S. or get any immigration protection.

Who it affects

Non-citizens convicted of defrauding public benefits programs are affected. Taxpayers who fund these programs are also affected.

One thing to notice

The law bars all immigration relief for people convicted of these crimes. Even people with family in the U.S. or long-term residents must leave with no exceptions allowed.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

34 cosponsors: 34 Republicans.

• Mar 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
• Jan 13, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jan 13, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11”
• Mar 18, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 94).”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $790,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 24 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

David Taylor, who sponsored the bill, received $446,000 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. — $480,000 in 1 report
• Service Employees International Union Ctw-clc — $300,000 in 1 report
• Act for America — $10,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• deportable — required to leave the country and not allowed to return
• public benefits — government money or help given to people, like food stamps or Social Security
• immigration relief — legal protection that lets non-citizens stay in the country
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.