H.R. 6978
119th Congress
Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
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Amendments
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Since introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
27 January 2026·5 months ago
Summary
Reported to House · Updated 6 June 2026
Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
This bill requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review certain approved immigration benefit requests for proper approval. The review must include requests approved during the period starting on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this bill.
Immigration benefit requests covered by this bill include those conferred during this period to individuals from the following countries: Angola, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, the Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This also includes individuals traveling using documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority.
The bill requires USCIS to report on any findings by September 15, 2026.
Timeline
8 actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
27 January 2026 · Committee
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
27 January 2026 · Calendars
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
27 January 2026 · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
13 January 2026 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
13 January 2026 · Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
8 January 2026 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
8 January 2026 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
8 January 2026 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
0 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]MNClassification
Policy area
ImmigrationLegislative subjects
Committees
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Judiciary Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To8 Jan 2026
- Markup By13 Jan 2026
- Reported By27 Jan 2026
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