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Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3113| Senate 
| Updated: 11/5/2025
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Mike Lee (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability related to fraud against the government and unlawful receipt of public benefits. It specifies that aliens convicted of , or who admits to committing , an offense involving defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving Federal, State, or local public benefits will be deemed inadmissible . Additionally, any alien convicted of such an offense, or a conspiracy to commit it, will be considered deportable from the United States. The legislation references existing definitions for Federal, State, and local public benefits to clarify its scope.
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Timeline
Nov 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 18, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1958
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • November 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 18, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1958
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Immigration

Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3113| Senate 
| Updated: 11/5/2025
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability related to fraud against the government and unlawful receipt of public benefits. It specifies that aliens convicted of , or who admits to committing , an offense involving defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving Federal, State, or local public benefits will be deemed inadmissible . Additionally, any alien convicted of such an offense, or a conspiracy to commit it, will be considered deportable from the United States. The legislation references existing definitions for Federal, State, and local public benefits to clarify its scope.
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Timeline
Nov 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 18, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1958
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • November 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 18, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1958
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Mike Lee (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted