United StatesPreserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
What it does
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.
More detail
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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.Latest
- Jan 27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
- Jan 13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 13Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- Jan 8Introduced in House
- Jan 8Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced