PRIA Logo™
119-hr-7156119th Congress

SCAM Act

Sponsored By: Representative Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

Introduced

Summary

Broadly expands grounds to strip naturalized citizenship. This bill would create explicit prima facie denaturalization categories for membership in a foreign terrorist organization, defrauding a government of $10,000 or more, and committing an aggravated felony or espionage within a 10-year lookback.

Show full summary
  • Naturalized citizens and their families: Citizenship could be revoked and the certificate canceled retroactive to the original naturalization date, and the person could be made removable under expedited immigration proceedings.
  • Federal prosecutors and the Department of Justice: It adds the phrase "the Attorney General or" to clarify who has the duty to pursue denaturalization and creates statutory prima facie categories prosecutors can rely on.
  • Immigration courts and enforcement: The bill sets a 10-year lookback for the new grounds and includes a fallback that treats the period as 5 years if a final court decision finds the 10-year period unconstitutional.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New denaturalization rules for naturalized citizens

If enacted, the bill would create new prima facie grounds to revoke naturalized citizenship for conduct that began or occurred within 10 years after naturalization. It would treat as sufficient evidence that you lacked required good moral character: (1) association with a foreign terrorist organization as designated under 8 U.S.C. 1189(a); (2) defrauding a federal, state, local, or tribal government of $10,000 or more, including public-benefit fraud; or (3) committing certain aggravated felonies or specified espionage offenses listed in federal law. The order admitting you as a citizen would be revoked, and your certificate of naturalization would be canceled, effective as of the original issuance date and treated as void from issuance. After cancellation, you would be removable through the expedited proceedings in INA section 238, regardless of any later immigration status or how long it has been since naturalization.

Five-year denaturalization fallback for naturalized citizens

If enacted, the bill would say that if a final court holds the 10-year denaturalization window unconstitutional, the period must be treated as five years. In that case, denaturalization would be limited to acts that began or occurred within five years after naturalization. This change would apply only after a final judicial decision and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

MN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

  • Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

  • Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

  • Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 3/19/2026

  • Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation