A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Fraud Accountability Act aims to change how fraud affects legal status in the United States. It seeks to make any alien convicted of a crime involving fraud against a private individual, fund, corporation, or government entity deportable, regardless of the fraud loss threshold. The bill also mandates detention for certain individuals under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Furthermore, it provides courts with the jurisdiction to revoke the citizenship of naturalized citizens convicted of specific criminal offenses. Finally, it establishes specific applicability rules for the denaturalization provisions.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this tighten control of the border?
The bill increases enforcement through mandatory detention and deportation for fraud-related crimes.
The opposite· 3 of 4
- Scored -8
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill expands deportability for any fraud offense and mandates detention for certain individuals.
- Scored -7
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?
The bill makes it easier for the government to revoke citizenship for naturalized citizens convicted of fraud.
- Scored -6
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill imposes retroactive application of denaturalization provisions for conduct occurring after 1996.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Deportation for Fraud Convictions: Under Section 2, the bill establishes that any alien convicted of a crime involving fraud against a private individual, fund, corporation, or government entity is deportable, regardless of established fraud loss thresholds.
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Denaturalization of Citizens Convicted of Crimes: Under Section 4, any court that enters a conviction of a naturalized United States citizen for a criminal offense described in section 237(a)(2) shall revoke, set aside, and declare void their final order of citizenship and cancel their certificate of naturalization.
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Court Jurisdiction: Under Section 4, the bill grants specific courts the jurisdiction to take actions to revoke citizenship and cancel certificates of naturalization for the described individuals.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Mandatory Detention: Under Section 3, the bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain individuals in mandatory detention requirements.
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Retroactive Application of Denaturalization: Under Section 5, the amendments in section 4 apply to any conduct by an alien constituting fraud that was committed on or after September 30, 1996, provided the individual was not arrested, charged, or indicted before the date of the Act's enactment.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill expands deportability for any fraud offense and mandates detention for certain individuals. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill increases the risk of deportation and loss of citizenship for immigrants and naturalized citizens.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill imposes retroactive application of denaturalization provisions for conduct occurring after 1996.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this tighten control of the border? — The bill increases enforcement through mandatory detention and deportation for fraud-related crimes. Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — The bill makes it easier for the government to revoke citizenship for naturalized citizens convicted of fraud.
- 1/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/8/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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