Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026

This bill would limit noncitizens who receive federal benefits, such as Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or housing aid, to sending no more than $1,000 outside the United States in any 12-month period while receiving benefits. Recipients would have to certify each year that they followed the limit, and those who break it or fail to certify would lose eligibility for federal benefits. Banks, money transfer services, and cryptocurrency exchanges would have to check a new Treasury Department database before processing transfers by these individuals, deny transfers over the limit, and report all such transfers. Institutions that fail to comply could face civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation. The law would take effect two years after it is enacted.

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Sponsors

• Michelle Fischbach Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors