# 119-s-4891: Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act

119-s-4891, Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4891
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4891
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Requires defendants indicted for certain fraud and money‑laundering crimes to surrender passports and avoid international travel while awaiting trial.** The Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act would add a pretrial release condition to 18 U.S.C. 3142 for indictments under sections 666, 1343, 1956, and 1957. It would require defendants to turn in any passport or passport card and abstain from international travel unless a judicial officer issues written findings that the surrender or travel prohibition is unnecessary or should be modified.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Passport surrender for fraud defendants: cost, low. This bill would add a pretrial release condition for people indicted under certain federal fraud laws (18 U.S.C. 666, 1343, 1956, and 1957). Those defendants would have to surrender any passport or passport card and not travel abroad while released before trial. A judge could decline or modify that…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4891 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4891)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4891 (as of 2026-08-11).