# 119-s-3644: Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act

119-s-3644, Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3644
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates permanent federal debarment for child care providers found to have committed fraud.** It would link fraud findings to repayment, state penalties, and new immigration bars and removal rules for alien providers. - Families using federal child care assistance could lose access to debarred providers because States must deny participation and funding to those providers. - Child care providers found to have committed fraud would face mandatory permanent debarment from all federal child care programs, required reimbursement or recoupment of improper expenditures, and possible reductions to a State's administrative allotment up to the fraud amount. - Alien child care workers who are permanently debarred for fraud would be inadmissible, deportable, and barred from asylum or adjustment of status, and could face expedited removal and mandatory detention; the bill also bars aliens who provided funds to terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab and applies to fraud conduct on or after Sept 30, 1996 when no arrest or charge existed at enactment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent ban on fraudulent providers: cost, high. If enacted, the HHS Secretary would permanently bar any child care provider with a final fraud determination from all federal child care programs. A final determination would mean a court decision or administrative order with all appeals finished that finds knowing false statements, fake enrollment…
- Immigration penalties for debarred providers: cost, low. If enacted, immigrants permanently debarred for child care fraud would be inadmissible to the United States and deportable. They would be barred from asylum and from getting a green card on those fraud grounds, and could not show good moral character for immigration purposes. The bill would add man…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3644 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3644)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3644 (as of 2026-08-11).