My Deporting Fraudsters Act will bolster the Trump Administration’s efforts to do just that, and today I’m proud to see it take one step closer toward becoming law.
Introduce and support legislation that makes defrauding the federal government or stealing taxpayer-funded benefits a deportable and inadmissible offense for illegal aliens.
Occurrences
Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today led his colleagues in introducing the SNAP Fraud Reporting Act, which would require states to submit data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud that occurred in the past five fiscal years to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and require each state to provide SNAP fraud data going forward.
the bill would make defrauding the U.S. government or stealing benefits a deportable offense for illegal aliens
Evidence
Rep. Taylor introduced H.R. 1958, titled the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026. The bill text states it would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.
The bill was ordered reported by the House Judiciary Committee on January 13, 2026, reported (amended) on January 27, 2026 as H. Rept. 119-467, and placed on the Union Calendar, No. 400.
On March 18, 2026, the House voted on passage of H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act. The vote passed 231-186, and Rep. Taylor voted Yea.
Taylor’s office stated that H.R. 1958 passed the House by a vote of 231-186 and would make defrauding the United States government or stealing taxpayer benefits a deportable offense, with inadmissibility for re-entry.
Assessments
Taylor fulfilled the 'introduce and support legislation' portion of the promise by introducing H.R. 1958 and backing it through committee and House passage in 2026. The bill’s text directly matches the promised policy of making fraud against the federal government or theft of taxpayer-funded benefits grounds for deportability and inadmissibility for illegal aliens. However, the evidence provided does not show final enactment into law, so the promised policy outcome was not fully delivered. Because he made a serious and concrete legislative effort with substantial advancement, partial credit is warranted.