H.R. 6978 Reported by committee Immigration

Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] Introduced January 8, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action January 27, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 27, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
  2. Jan 27, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
  3. Jan 13, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
  4. Jan 13, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  6. Jan 8, 2026 Introduced in House

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