My third bill, the Immigrant Resettlement & Welfare Abuse Prevention Act, requires tax-exempt organizations to disclose exactly how many non-citizens they are assisting with resettlement or relocation and how many of those immigrants they are helping to sign up for welfare benefits.
Support legislation requiring tax-exempt organizations to disclose how many non-citizens they assist with resettlement and welfare enrollment.
Occurrences
introduced the Immigrant Resettlement & Welfare Abuse Prevention Act to increase transparency into the activities of tax-exempt organizations
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the reporting of information on activities relating to the resettlement or relocation of noncitizens into the United States by certain tax-exempt organizations, and for other purposes.
To restrict the repatriation of funds by noncitizens receiving Federal benefits, to require verification and certification of compliance, and to establish a centralized database within the Department of the Treasury for monitoring, enforcement, and reporting.
Evidence
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Mrs. Fischbach (for herself and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Full title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the reporting of information on activities relating to the resettlement or relocation of noncitizens into the United States by certain tax-exempt organizations, and for other purposes.
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The bill would require nonprofits to disclose information about their facilitation of resettlement and welfare assistance for non-citizens in the United States. Under the provisions of this Act, tax-exempt organizations would be required to report each year the total number of non-citizens assisted with resettlement or relocation activities, and how many of those non-citizens they assisted in accessing US welfare benefits.
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Authored by Rep. Brad Finstad and Rep. Michelle Fischbach, the Immigrant Resettlement & Welfare Abuse Prevention Act would require nonprofits to disclose how many noncitizens they assist with resettlement and accessing federally-funded programs.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8329 as Introduced in House, with the last action date listed as April 16, 2026. The action states that Mrs. Fischbach, for herself and Mr. Finstad, introduced the bill and it was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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The introduced bill text would require tax-exempt organizations to report the aggregate number of noncitizens assisted with lawful resettlement or relocation and the aggregate number assisted with enrollment or participation in federal benefit programs, with annual aggregate reporting to Congress by Treasury beginning by December 31, 2028.
Assessments
Fischbach fulfilled the promise as phrased because it was a commitment to support legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. In the same federal term, she introduced H.R. 8329 with Rep. Finstad, and the bill text directly matched the promised disclosure requirement for tax-exempt organizations assisting non-citizens with resettlement or federal benefit enrollment. The bill had not passed or been implemented, but her sponsorship materially satisfied the promised action of supporting matching legislation.
The promise was to support legislation requiring tax-exempt organizations to disclose how many non-citizens they assist with resettlement and welfare enrollment. Evidence shows Fischbach co-introduced H.R. 8329 / related disclosure legislation in April 2026, and official materials describe requirements closely matching the promise. However, the evidence only establishes introduction and referral to committee, not enactment or implementation. Because she materially supported the promised legislation but did not deliver the final policy outcome, this is partial rather than delivered.