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S. 4891

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4891, the Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 24, 2026 by Sen. Joni Ernst (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4891 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb4891/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4891 IS: Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-24
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4891  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act  .
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
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-24
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Joni Ernst (R) sponsors S. 4891 alone.

Joni Ernst

Sen. · R–IA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4891 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 24, 2026

Actions

S. 4891 has taken 2 actions since Jun 24, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 24, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 24, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4891 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4891 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act — Display Title
  • Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4891 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4891’s is Immigration.

s4891/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com