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119-s-3606119th Congress

Fraud Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

Expands deportability for fraud-related crimes. This bill would broaden which fraud convictions make a noncitizen removable, add mandatory detention for those cases, and let courts revoke naturalization after certain fraud convictions.

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  • Immigrants convicted of fraud: Any alien convicted of a crime involving fraud against a private person, fund, corporation, or government entity would be deportable even if the fraud falls below prior aggravated felony dollar thresholds.
  • Naturalized citizens convicted of fraud: Federal courts would be authorized to revoke citizenship and cancel naturalization certificates after convictions for offenses described in the fraud deportation provision. That denaturalization authority can apply to fraudulent conduct committed on or after September 30, 1996 when the person was not arrested, charged, or indicted before enactment.
  • Detention and courts: Mandatory detention eligibility would expand to include the new fraud-based deportation category. The bill also explicitly gives courts jurisdiction to carry out the denaturalization actions tied to those fraud convictions.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Court revocation of citizenship for fraud

If enacted, the bill would require U.S. courts to revoke and void a naturalized citizen's final order of admission and cancel their certificate of naturalization when the citizen is convicted of a listed fraud-related deportable offense. The bill would give courts explicit jurisdiction to take those actions. The denaturalization rule would apply to fraud conduct committed on or after Sept. 30, 1996, but only for conduct for which the person was not arrested, charged, or indicted before the law takes effect.

More deportations and detention for fraud

If enacted, this bill would make any noncitizen convicted of a fraud crime against a private person, fund, company, or the government deportable even if the money loss was below the prior threshold. The bill would remove the monetary-loss rule that sometimes stopped fraud convictions from triggering deportation. It would also add this fraud category to the list of people who must be held in detention during removal proceedings.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

    ND • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

  • Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

  • Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 1/27/2026

  • Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 1/29/2026

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

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