H.R. 6678 – Reading Mode

IIB

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6678

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 5, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

AN ACT

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

This Act may be cited as the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act.

Inadmissibility and deportability related to Social Security fraud or identification document fraud

(a)

Inadmissibility

Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(J)

Social Security fraud or identification document fraud

(i)

In general

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a covered COVID offense, an offense under section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) (relating to social security account numbers or social security cards), an offense under section 1028 of title 18, United States Code (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.

(ii)

Covered COVID offense

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term covered COVID offense means an offense of fraud pertaining to—

(I)

a loan made under—

(aa)

paragraph (36) or (37) of subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636); or

(bb)

subsection (b) of such section in response to the COVID–19 pandemic; or

(II)

a grant made under—

(aa)

section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c); or

(bb)

section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a).

(b)

Deportability

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(G)

Social Security fraud or identification document fraud

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a covered COVID offense (as such term is defined in section 212(a)(2)(J)(ii)), an offense under section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) (relating to social security account numbers or social security cards), an offense under section 1028 of title 18, United States Code (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2024.

Kevin F. McCumber,

Clerk.