H.R. 8951

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8951 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8951

To establish mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for fraud 
offenses, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2026

Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hunt) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To establish mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for fraud 
offenses, 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 ``Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR FRAUD OFFENSES.

(a) Fraud and False Statements.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses
``Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the case 
of an offense under section 1001, 1002, 1003, 1010, 1012, 1031, 1035, 
or 1040, the punishment shall be--
``(1) if the offense involved an amount of $1,000,000 or 
more, but less than $5,000,000, a fine under this title, and 
imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 10 
years; or
``(2) if the offense involved an amount of $5,000,000 or 
more, a fine under this title, and imprisonment for not less 
than 5 years and not more than 20 years,
except in the case that the punishment under such section provides for 
a greater term of imprisonment.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
47 of title 18, United States Code is amended by inserting 
after the item related to 1040 the following:

``1041. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses.''.
(b) Mail Fraud and Other Fraud Offenses.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1353. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses
``Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the case 
of an offense under section 1341, 1343, 1345, or 1347, the punishment 
shall be--
``(1) if the offense involved an amount of $1,000,000 or 
more, but less than $5,000,000, a fine under this title, and 
imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 10 
years; or
``(2) if the offense involved an amount of $5,000,000 or 
more, a fine under this title, and imprisonment for not less 
than 5 years and not more than 20 years,
except in the case that the punishment under such section provides for 
a greater term of imprisonment.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
47 of title 18, United States Code is amended by inserting 
after the item related to 1352 the following:

``1353. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses.''.
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