Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8951 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8951

    To establish mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for fraud
                   offenses, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2026

   Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hunt) introduced the
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

    To establish mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for fraud
                   offenses, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of
2026''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR FRAUD OFFENSES.

    (a) Fraud and False Statements.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the case
of an offense under section 1001, 1002, 1003, 1010, 1012, 1031, 1035,
or 1040, the punishment shall be--
            ``(1) if the offense involved an amount of $1,000,000 or
        more, but less than $5,000,000, a fine under this title, and
        imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 10
        years; or
            ``(2) if the offense involved an amount of $5,000,000 or
        more, a fine under this title, and imprisonment for not less
        than 5 years and not more than 20 years,
except in the case that the punishment under such section provides for
a greater term of imprisonment.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
        47 of title 18, United States Code is amended by inserting
        after the item related to 1040 the following:

``1041. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses.''.
    (b) Mail Fraud and Other Fraud Offenses.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1353. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the case
of an offense under section 1341, 1343, 1345, or 1347, the punishment
shall be--
            ``(1) if the offense involved an amount of $1,000,000 or
        more, but less than $5,000,000, a fine under this title, and
        imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than 10
        years; or
            ``(2) if the offense involved an amount of $5,000,000 or
        more, a fine under this title, and imprisonment for not less
        than 5 years and not more than 20 years,
except in the case that the punishment under such section provides for
a greater term of imprisonment.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
        47 of title 18, United States Code is amended by inserting
        after the item related to 1352 the following:

``1353. Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses.''.
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