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Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
H. R. 6978 To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill directs the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to review all approved immigration benefit requests that relate to Presidential Proclamation 10998, a December 2025 order restricting foreign national entry. The review covers requests approved between January 20, 2021, and the bill's enactment date, and must determine whether they were properly adjudicated and applicable standards were correctly applied. The Director must provide an in-person briefing to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees by September 15, 2026, and publicly release a report with the review results by the same date.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
Actions (6)
- Jan 27, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398. · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465. · house
- Jan 13, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11. · house
- Jan 13, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jan 8, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 8, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 2026
Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
January 27, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2026]
A BILL
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act”.
SEC. 2. PRESERVING INTEGRITY IN IMMIGRATION BENEFITS.
(a) In General.—The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall conduct a comprehensive review of all approved immigration benefit requests implicated in Presidential Proclamation 10998 entitled “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States” (dated December 16, 2025) that were approved during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, to ensure that such requests were properly adjudicated and applicable standards were properly applied.
(b) In-Person Committee Briefing.—Not later than September 15, 2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide an in-person briefing to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on the results of the review required under subsection (a).
(c) Report.—Not later than September 15, 2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make publicly available online a report containing the results of the review required under subsection (a). Union Calendar No. 398
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6978
[Report No. 119-465]
A BILL
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes.
January 27, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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