119 S4891 IS: Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act U.S. Senate 2026-06-24 text/xml EN 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.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4891IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 24, 2026Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require defendants indicted for certain crimes relating to fraud to surrender their passports as a condition of pretrial release, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act.

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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.