H.R. 8635 119th Congress House

VERIFY Act of 2026

Official title: To modernize and improve the accuracy, timeliness, and interoperability of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2026 Introduced by: Jefferson Shreve Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Apr 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Taylor, David J.

Ohio · Apr 30, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8635: VERIFY Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8635/

MLA

"H.R. 8635: VERIFY Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8635/.

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H.R. 8635, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8635/.

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