H.R. 6978

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6978 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 398 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6978 [Report No. 119-465] To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 8, 2026 Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary January 27, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act''. SEC. 2. PRESERVING INTEGRITY IN IMMIGRATION BENEFITS. (a) In General.--The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall conduct a comprehensive review of all approved immigration benefit requests implicated in Presidential Proclamation 10998 entitled ``Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States'' (dated December 16, 2025) that were approved during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, to ensure that such requests were properly adjudicated and applicable standards were properly applied. (b) In-Person Committee Briefing.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide an in-person briefing to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on the results of the review required under subsection (a). (c) Report.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make publicly available online a report containing the results of the review required under subsection (a). Union Calendar No. 398 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6978 [Report No. 119-465] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ January 27, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed