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The bill requires a time‑bound USCIS review with public reporting that can correct improper approvals and increase transparency, but it may slow processing, impose administrative costs, and risk applicants' privacy.
Immigrants whose benefits were approved between Jan 20, 2021 and enactment receive verification that adjudications complied with applicable standards, which can correct improper approvals or restore valid benefits.
Taxpayers and immigrants gain more transparency because USCIS must provide public reporting and congressional briefings about the review results by Sept 15, 2026, giving the public and lawmakers timely information about oversight findings.
USCIS and federal employees receive clear direction and a fixed deadline to complete the review, which can improve agency accountability and prompt process improvements.
Immigrants could face delays or additional scrutiny of their immigration benefits while USCIS conducts the review, slowing processing and access to services.
Taxpayers and federal employees may bear administrative costs because the review requires resources and could divert staff from routine processing, potentially slowing other immigration services.
Immigrants risk privacy harms if public release of review results is not properly redacted, because sensitive personal information about applicants could be exposed.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 8, 2026 by Brad Finstad · Last progress January 8, 2026
Directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review previously approved immigration benefit requests that are implicated by Presidential Proclamation 10998 and that were approved between January 20, 2021 and the date the law is enacted. The USCIS Director must report findings in person to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and post the results publicly online by September 15, 2026. The measure does not appropriate funds or change immigration law standards; it creates an administrative review and transparency requirement with a fixed reporting deadline.