S. 3644: Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: Jan. 14, 2026

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jan. 14, 2026)

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Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act

This bill:

  • Makes alien child care providers who commit fraud inadmissible;
  • Makes alien child care providers who commit fraud removable and ineligible for asylum;
  • Requires mandatory detention and expedited removal for alien child care providers who commit fraud. 

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) (Jan. 14, 2026)

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) (Jan. 14, 2026)

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) (Jan. 14, 2026)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (Jan. 14, 2026)

Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) (Jan. 15, 2026)

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