# 119-hr-6975: Fraud Accountability Act

119-hr-6975, Fraud Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6975
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fraud Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand fraud-based deportation, detention, and denaturalization.** This bill would add crimes that involve fraud against private people, companies, funds, or government entities to the list of offenses that can trigger removal, mandatory detention, and loss of citizenship.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New fraud grounds for removal and denaturalization: cost, medium. This bill would make any noncitizen convicted of fraud against a private person, fund, company, or the government deportable. It would say this applies even if the usual fraud-loss threshold for aggravated felonies is not met. The bill would add that fraud category to the list that can trigger mand…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6975 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6975)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6975 (as of 2026-04-21).