{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6978","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6978,"title":"Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-01-08","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000475","fullName":"Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]","party":"R","state":"MN","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-27","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398."},"policyArea":"Immigration","subjects":["Fraud offenses and financial crimes","Immigrant health and welfare","Immigration status and procedures"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-27","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-08","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p><p>The bill requires USCIS to report on any findings by September 15, 2026.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-11T23:26:35Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":502,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:45:02.513Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Preserving%20Integrity%20in%20Immigration%20Benefits%20Act"}]}}