Introduce and support legislation that makes defrauding the federal government or stealing taxpayer-funded benefits a deportable and inadmissible offense for illegal aliens.

David J. Taylor · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 2.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 99%

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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.

Taylor introduced the SNAP Fraud Reporting Act to require states to report SNAP fraud data to USDA going forward and for prior years.

Congressman Taylor Leads Colleagues in Bill to Uncover SNAP Fraud | Representative Dave Taylor
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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.

Directly matches the claim’s policy objective; introduction proves Taylor took concrete legislative action.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1958 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
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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.

Shows serious committee advancement beyond introduction, but still not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.1958 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
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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.

Confirms Taylor supported passage and the bill cleared the House, but the evidence set does not show Senate enactment or a law in force.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call 94 | Bill Number: H.R. 1958
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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.

Official member statement confirms he publicly supported and celebrated the bill’s House passage.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Taylor’s Bill to Deport Illegal Alien Fraudsters Passes House of Representatives | Representative Dave Taylor
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

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.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 97%