119th Congress Immigration
H.R. 6978: Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Who scored on this bill
- 1Brad Finstad SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported3 events+32
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History
- Introduced in the House by Brad Finstad.
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- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.