Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act
S. 4891119th Congress

Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Jun 24, 2026

Section 1. Short title

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

Section 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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