U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must conduct a comprehensive review of all immigration benefit requests approved between January 20, 2021 and the bill’s enactment that fall under Presidential Proclamation 10998 — a December 2025 travel-restriction order covering nationals of certain countries. The review checks whether each approved case was correctly decided under the standards that applied at the time of adjudication. By September 15, 2026, the USCIS Director must brief the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in person on the results. A public online report with the full findings must also be posted by that same date.
Transparency & Accountability
- Public online report required on Biden-era USCIS adjudications covered by Proclamation 10998 — due September 15, 2026
- In-person congressional briefing required from USCIS Director on immigration benefit review findings
Congressional Summary
Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits ActThis 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-01-27
- Date Added
- 2026-06-08
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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