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H.R. 9834

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9834, the No Racketeers on our Shores Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 22, 2026 by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9834 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb9834/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9834 IH: No Racketeers on our Shores Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-22
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9834  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2026   Mr. Baumgartner  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility and deportability of aliens who engage in economic discrimination against United States persons, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Racketeers on our Shores Act  .
2.
Inadmissibility and deportability of aliens who engage in economic discrimination
(a)
Inadmissibility
Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(J)
Economic discrimination
Any alien who, while serving as a government official of any foreign government, initiates, directs, conducts, engages in, or issues one or more investigations, enforcement actions, licensing determinations, fines, fees, tax assessments, or other legal, regulatory, or administrative burdens against a United States person that are, individually or taken together, more severe, more frequent, or less procedurally favorable than those initiated, directed, conducted, engaged in, or issued against a similarly situated party that is not a United States person, is inadmissible.
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(b)
Deportability
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(G)
Economic discrimination
Any alien who, while serving as a government official of any foreign government, initiates, directs, conducts, engages in, or issues one or more investigations, enforcement actions, licensing determinations, fines, fees, tax assessments, or other legal, regulatory, or administrative burdens against a United States person that are, individually or taken together, more severe, more frequent, or less procedurally favorable than those initiated, directed, conducted, engaged in, or issued against a similarly situated party that is not a United States person, is deportable.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-07-22
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility and deportability of aliens who engage in economic discrimination against United States persons, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R) sponsors H.R. 9834 alone.

Committees

H.R. 9834 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 22, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9834 has taken 2 actions since Jul 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 22, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 9834 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9834 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Racketeers on our Shores Act — Display Title
  • No Racketeers on our Shores Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility and deportability of aliens who engage in economic discrimination against United States persons, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9834 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9834’s is Immigration.

hr9834/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9834, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BAUMGARTNER:H.R. 9834.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art I, Sec 8[Page H5177]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com