March 17, 2026
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To include any felony conviction as a ground for revocation of naturalization, to strike the 5-year limitation on the revocation of naturalization for membership in certain totalitarian or treasonous organizations, and to eliminate the 10-year statute of limitation for certain criminal penalties that would disqualify a person from naturalization.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Naturalization Accountability Act
.
Sec. 2. Revocation of naturalization
Section 340(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1451) is amended—
(1)
by striking shall within five years next following such naturalization become
and inserting becomes
; and
(2)
by inserting or has been convicted at any time of any felony,
after section 313,
.
Sec. 3. Elimination of 10-year statute of limitation for criminal penalties for procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully
Section 3291 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking No person
and inserting the following:
(a) Ten-Year limitation
No person;
(2)
by striking sections 1423 to 1428
and inserting sections 1423, 1424, and 1426 to 1428
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(b) No limitation
Notwithstanding any other law, an indictment may be found or an information instituted at any time without limitation for any offense under section 1425.