# 119-s-4769: Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act

119-s-4769, Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4769
- Congress: 119
- Title: Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Would significantly raise civil penalties for immigration-related violations and require annual inflation indexing.** This bill would increase fines for employers who hire unauthorized workers, for people who fail to leave after a removal order, and for those who enter improperly. - Employers: Raises fines for knowingly hiring unauthorized workers, increasing the lowest penalty to $1,432 and lifting caps so the most serious violations can reach as high as $57,238. - People ordered removed: Raises the base penalty for failing to depart after a removal order to $1,996 and adds annual CPI-U inflation adjustments beginning in 2027. - Improper entrants: Raises civil penalties to levels that can reach up to $1,000 and requires the same annual CPI-U adjustments starting in 2027.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher fines for employers: cost, low. This bill would raise civil fines on employers who knowingly hire or keep workers not authorized to work in the United States. The new penalty ranges would be: clause (i) $1,432 to $11,448; clause (ii) $11,448 to $28,616; and clause (iii) $17,172 to $57,238. Beginning October 1, 2027, these dollar…
- Higher fines for noncitizen conduct: cost, low. This bill would raise civil fines for noncitizens who fail to leave after a removal order and for certain improper entries. The penalty for failing to depart would rise from $500 to $1,996. The penalty for the listed improper entry paragraph would rise from $50–$250 to $200–$1,000. The bill would a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2907: Chloe Cole Act
- 119-s-1162: SHORT Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4769 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4769)

## Related
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2907: Chloe Cole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2907)
- [119-s-1162: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1162)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4769 (as of 2026-08-11).