H.R. 6978: Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-08 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.

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Official title

Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

Plain summary

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.

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Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6978.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6978 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills