Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8172 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8172 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2026 Mrs. Fischbach (for herself and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. 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 ``Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' means a noncitizen who is a recipient of Federal benefits. (2) Federal benefits.--The term ``Federal benefits'' means any monetary or in-kind assistance provided by a Federal agency, including benefits under the Social Security Act, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Federal housing assistance, unemployment insurance, and any comparable program. (3) Noncitizen.--The term ``noncitizen'' means any individual who is not a citizen or national of