S4891Referred to Committee

Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-24
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Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (832 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-24

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Plain-English Summary

When someone is charged with fraud-related crimes, judges would be required to take away their passport as a condition of letting them stay out of jail while awaiting trial. This prevents defendants accused of fraud from fleeing the country before their case is resolved. The measure affects people facing fraud charges and aims to reduce the risk that they'll disappear before facing justice.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4891 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4891 To require defendants indicted for certain crimes relating to fraud to surrender their passports as a condition of pretrial release, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2026 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require defendants indicted for certain crimes relating to fraud to surrender their passports as a condition of pretrial release, 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 ``Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act''. SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE FOR CERTAIN INDICTMENTS. Section 3142(c)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (xiii), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause (xv); and (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following: ``(xiv) in the case of an indictment under section 666, 1343, 1956, or 1957, surrender any passport or passport card belonging to the person and abstain from international travel, unless a judicial officer issues specific written findings of fact that the surrender of the passport or passport card or the prohibition on travel is unnecessary to assure the appearance of the person; and''. <all>
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