HR 7156 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

SCAM Act

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Tom Emmer R-MN

Latest action · Jan 20, 2026 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 20, 2026
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2026 to Apr 23, 2026; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Aaron Bean	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-NC	Addison P. McDowell	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-FL	Anna Paulina Luna	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-MN	Brad Finstad	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Brandon Gill	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-GA	Brian Jack	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-FL	Byron Donalds	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Craig A. Goldman	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AZ	Elijah Crane	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-IN	James R. Baird	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-IN	Jefferson Shreve	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-FL	Jimmy Patronis	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-VA	John J. McGuire III	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TN	John W. Rose	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Keith Self	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-MO	Mark Alford	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-MS	Michael Guest	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-MN	Michelle Fischbach	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-GA	Mike Collins	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-UT	Mike Kennedy	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-SC	Nancy Mace	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-MN	Pete Stauber	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Roger Williams	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Ronny Jackson	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TN	Tim Burchett	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-NC	Tim Moore	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-TX	Wesley Hunt	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV	Original	Jan 20, 2026
R-AL	Dale W. Strong		Feb 3, 2026
R-LA	Julia Letlow		Feb 4, 2026
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Feb 23, 2026
R-NC	Mark Harris		Feb 23, 2026
R-VA	Jennifer A. Kiggans		Mar 16, 2026
R-IL	Mary E. Miller		Mar 16, 2026
R-SC	Sheri Biggs		Mar 16, 2026
R-OK	Josh Brecheen		Mar 19, 2026
R-GA	Clay Fuller		Apr 16, 2026
R-KS	Tracey Mann		Apr 23, 2026

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 20, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 20, 2026Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2026Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 13, January 20, 2026, page H948.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
LSB11437	Denaturalization: A Brief Overview of the Current Legal Framework	Insight	Jun 2, 2026

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3674	SCAM Act	Related bill	Jan 26, 2026

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To expand and clarify the grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded a governmental program, joined a terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: SCAM Act; Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Immigration

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 20, 2026Introduced in House

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