# 119-hr-8172: Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026

119-hr-8172, Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8172
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-20

## Summary

**Would cap how much noncitizen federal benefit recipients can send abroad and build a Treasury database to enforce that cap.** The bill would set a $1,000-per-12-month limit on repatriation by anyone receiving Federal benefits and make compliance a condition of continued eligibility, with annual certification required. - Families and households receiving Federal benefits: A covered noncitizen could not transfer more than $1,000 in any 12-month period while getting Federal public benefits. Failing to certify compliance or exceeding the limit would make the individual ineligible for those benefits. - Financial and remittance providers: Banks and remittance services must report transfers involving covered individuals and run real-time checks against the Treasury Repatriation Verification Database before completing transfers. Institutions that violate reporting or verification rules face civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation and higher penalties for willful or repeated violations. - Federal and State agencies: The Treasury would create and maintain a secure centralized database with IDs, transaction records, real-time totals, and compliance flags. Agencies administering Federal or federally funded benefits must coordinate with Treasury to verify transfers and enforce eligibility rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New $1,000 remittance limit for noncitizens: cost, high. If enacted, this would bar a noncitizen who gets Federal benefits from sending more than $1,000 abroad in any 12-month period while they receive benefits. Covered programs would include Social Security Act benefits, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, federal housing aid, unemployment insurance, and similar prog…
- Treasury database and bank reporting rules: cost, medium. If enacted, the Treasury would build a secure central database of covered people and their repatriation transfers and attempted transfers. Banks, money transmitters, and cryptocurrency platforms would have to check that database in real time before processing a transfer for a covered individual. In…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8172 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8172)

## Related
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- [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-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8172 (as of 2026-05-20).