S3644-119

In Committee

Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity Act or the Stop Fraud...
  • Section idc3fd2fce72de4cf1bf438939abc87328: 2. Noncompliance due to fraud Section 658I(b) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)) is amended— by redesignating...
  • Section id4748f4845ac74816a4e193cb0660ba26: 3. Inadmissibility for alien child care providers who commit fraud Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended—...
  • Section id60480483d5d74efd8bec40a034a7ba54: 4. Inadmissibility for alien child care providers who provide support to terrorists Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C....
  • Section id16e184aea8a74506bf7eb8826a38730f: 5. Removability, and ineligibility for asylum and adjustment of status, for alien child care providers who commit fraud Section 237(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 14, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 14, 2026

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Scott of Florida, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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