Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
Latest action · Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
This bill adds additional criminal offences to the grounds upon which a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) may be barred from admission into the United States or deported. Specifically, an individual who has been convicted of, or admits to committing, Social Security fraud, identification document fraud, or fraud related to COVID-19 financial assistance programs is inadmissible or deportable under the bill.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 6, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jan 6, 2025 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jan 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Feb 10, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 1, January 3, 2025, page H42.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
