# 119-hr-10643: H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act

119-hr-10643, H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10643
- Congress: 119
- Title: H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**H-1B visa fraud penalties** would climb sharply under this bill. It would increase fines and extend minimum penalty durations for serious H-1B violations and for document fraud under the Immigration and Nationality Act. - Employers and H-1B sponsors would face much larger penalties. Fines would increase up to $250,000 and minimum penalty periods could extend as long as 10 years. - Lower-tier document fraud would carry bigger fines, rising to between $1,000 and $10,000. - Higher-tier document fraud fines would jump to between $20,000 and $50,000.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher penalties for H-1B and document fraud: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would sharply raise fines and prison terms for certain H-1B violations and for document fraud. Employers, petitioners, and others subject to the listed H-1B rules would face penalties rising to $100,000 and $250,000 per violation for the covered offenses. Minimum prison terms…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-10542: Combating Pasture Mealybug Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10643)

## Related
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-10542: Combating Pasture Mealybug Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10542)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10643 (as of 2026-10-11).