1HOUSE · MAR 18, 2026
Passed the House
231–186PASSED
R 211–0 D 20–186
On Passage · roll 94 · 15 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
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.
Sponsor: Rep. David Taylor R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2025
- Committee actionJan 13, 2026
- Passed HouseMar 18, 2026 · 231–186
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 19, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1958.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1958, Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026” on February 9, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62101
- CBO publication date
- February 9, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1958, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-467 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/467
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1958, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
229313cc318da4c23c83760b780586ec6f00e966c0e6889a2dab5ff517b2a1fb
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAYLOR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 43, March 6, 2025, Page H1040):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1958, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
229313cc318da4c23c83760b780586ec6f00e966c0e6889a2dab5ff517b2a1fb
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1958, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1958. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
34 cosponsors — 34 Republicans
0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Earl Carter (R-GA), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Russell Fry (R-SC), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Mark Harris (R-NC), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Robert Latta (R-OH), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Addison McDowell (R-NC), John McGuire (R-VA), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Tim Moore (R-NC), Robert Onder (R-MO), August Pfluger (R-TX), John Rose (R-TN), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Derek Schmidt (R-KS) and 4 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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