HR 6978
· 119th Congress
· Immigration
Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
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Jan 27, 2026
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.
Judiciary Committee
Jan 27, 2026
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
Jan 13, 2026
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Judiciary Committee
Jan 13, 2026
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
Judiciary Committee
Jan 08, 2026
introduced
Introduced in House
Jan 08, 2026
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 6978 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 6978 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 398
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6978
+
+[Report No. 119-465]
To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to
conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and
@@ -19,6 +22,15 @@
Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
+
+January 27, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
+8, 2026]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -50,10 +62,33 @@
(b) In-Person Committee Briefing.--Not later than September 15,
2026, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall
provide an in-person briefing to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
-House of Representatives and of the Senate, on the results of the
-review required under subsection (a).
+House of Representatives and of the Senate on the results of the review
+required under subsection (a).
(c) Report.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the Director of
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall make publicly available
online a report containing the results of the review required under
subsection (a).
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 398
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 6978
+
+[Report No. 119-465]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To direct the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to
+conduct a review of certain approved immigration benefit requests, and
+for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+January 27, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed