Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
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What it doesSummary reported to house (Jan 27, 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.
What just happenedJan 27, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseJan 27, 2026
- Introduced in HouseJan 8, 2026
- Jan 27, 2026CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
- Jan 27, 2026CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 27, 2026Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 13, 2026CommitteeH19000
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 13, 2026CommitteeH15001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Judiciary Committee - Jan 8, 2026IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 8, 2026IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2026IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House