House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SCAM Act
Official title: To expand and clarify the grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded a governmental program, joined a terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Emmer R-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7156.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EMMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 13, January 20, 2026, Page H948):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7156, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
52 cosponsors — 52 Republicans
0 of 52 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), James Baird (R-IN), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Mark Harris (R-NC), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Brian Jack (R-GA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer.
- H.R. 1919 (119th) Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- H.R. 3234 (119th) Keeping Deposits Local Act
- H.R. 2184 (119th) Firearm Due Process Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 7030 (119th) Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act
- H.R. 4398 (119th) Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- H.R. 3533 (119th) Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act
Related bills
- S. 3674 (119th) SCAM ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.