Welfare Fraud Deterrence and Recovery Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3652 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3652 To enhance criminal penalties for welfare fraud, to provide adequate immigration consequences for fraud convictions, to establish a welfare fraud recovery task force, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance criminal penalties for welfare fraud, to provide adequate immigration consequences for fraud convictions, to establish a welfare fraud recovery task force, and for other purposes. 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 ``Welfare Fraud Deterrence and Recovery Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WELFARE FRAUD. Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding…