House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Safeguarding Benefits for Americans Act of 2026
Official title: To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7213.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GROTHMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 15, January 22, 2026, Page H1351):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7213, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16413a3f89d5eef607db07de7b2e51efa712022d88073ff634bff753a516dd0f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman.
- H.R. 5346 (119th) Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act
- H.R. 8428 (119th) Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
- H.R. 7362 (119th) Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
- H.R. 3342 (119th) BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act
- H.R. 2299 (119th) Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
- H.R. 8736 (119th) Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
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.