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NEGATIVE Immigration 118th Congress

H.R.6678 Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

Makes Social Security fraud grounds for deportation for noncitizens (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Existing immigration law already covers serious criminal offenses; expanding creates disproportionate consequences.

INA § 237(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)) — existing criminal grounds of deportability already cover aggravated felonies and crimes involving moral turpitude
  • 14th Amendment, Equal Protection — deportation for offenses that carry lesser penalties for citizens creates a two-tier justice system based on immigration status

Bill activity

Introduced Dec 7, 2023 by Tom McClintock (R-CA). Passed the House Jan 31, 2024, 272-155.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on the Judiciary reported it (H. Rept. 118-356), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.980).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted yea on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 27, Jan 31, 2024).
  1. IntroducedDec 7, 2023
  2. Passed HouseJan 31, 2024
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Feb 5, 2024: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor Tom McClintock (R-CA). No cosponsors

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.House
  4. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on the Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-356.
  5. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 980 Reported to House.
  6. House floor day: 1 amendment, passage (10 steps)
    1. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 980.
    2. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5585, H.R. 6678, H.R. 6679 and H.R. 6976. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5585, H.R. 6678, H.R. 6679, and H.R. 6976 under a structured rule. Rule provides for one hour...
    3. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6678.
    4. Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. D'Esposito. (H.Amdt.845)
    5. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 980, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the D'Esposito amendment No. 1.
    6. The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) and the bill pursuant to the rule. (H.Amdt.845)
    7. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the D'Esposito amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded the...
    8. Considered as unfinished business.
    9. On agreeing to the D'Esposito amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 267 - 158 (Roll no. 26). (H.Amdt.845)
    10. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 155 (Roll no. 27).
  7. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 272-155
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 27
  8. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Votes on this bill

4 votes: 4 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 1 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Jan 30, 20242:07 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.980On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 22).Agreed to216-210Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic021003
Republican216003
Independent0000
Total21621006
Official House roll call
Jan 30, 20242:47 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.980)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 23).Agreed to216-210Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic021003
Republican216003
Independent0000
Total21621006
Official House roll call
Jan 31, 20244:38 pmHouseVote on an amendment
H.Amdt.845, Anthony D'Esposito: Amendment requires aliens who have been convicted of or admit to having committed a crime involving financial misconduct regarding certain COVID-19 loans to be inadmissible and deportable.On agreeing to the D'Esposito amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 267 - 158 (Roll no. 26).Agreed to267-158Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic5115804
Republican216002
Independent0000
Total26715806
Official House roll call
Jan 31, 20244:45 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 155 (Roll no. 27).Passed272-155Yea

Counted in grades

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic5515503
Republican217002
Independent0000
Total27215505
Official House roll call

Amendments

2 amendments: 2 agreed to.

Agreed to (2)

H.Amdt.844Jan 31
Substitute text adopted under the rule (H.Res.980)
Official textPursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 980, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-23 is considered adopted.
Without a recorded vote
H.Amdt.845Jan 31
Anthony D'EspositoAmendment requires aliens who have been convicted of or admit to having committed a crime involving financial misconduct regarding certain COVID-19 loans to be inadmissible and deportable.Roll 26: 267-158

Makes Social Security fraud grounds for deportation. Deportation is a disproportionate consequence for fraud offenses that carry far lesser penalties for citizens, creating a two-tier justice system based on immigration status.