Bill · H.R. 9834· House(119-HR-9834)
No Racketeers on our Shores Act
- Introduced
- 7/22/2026
- Last activity
- 9/16/2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
- Sponsored by
- Michael Baumgartner
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "No Racketeers on our Shores Act," aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. It focuses on creating consequences for foreign government officials who engage in economic discrimination against United States persons. Specifically, the bill would make such individuals inadmissible to the United States. It also establishes that these individuals would be subject to deportation. The targeting of these actions applies to various legal, regulatory, or administrative burdens.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill protects U.S. persons, including business owners, from discriminatory foreign government actions.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill expands federal authority over immigration by including new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability.
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+5
By deterring economic discrimination, the bill seeks to create a fairer environment for U.S. economic interests abroad.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-5
The bill creates new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability that could affect certain foreign nationals.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection against unfair treatment: The bill aims to prevent foreign government officials from targeting United States persons with disproportionate burdens such as investigations, fines, or tax assessments (Section 2).
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Equality in regulatory burdens: By establishing inadmissibility and deportability, the bill seeks to discourage foreign officials from issuing penalties that are more severe or frequent against United States persons than those issued against non-United States persons (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Increased penalties for foreign officials: Foreign government officials who engage in specific economic actions against United States persons could face being barred from entering the United States (Section 2, subsection a).
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Risk of deportation: Foreign government officials could be subject to deportation if they are found to have initiated or directed economic burdens against United States persons that are less procedurally favorable than those against others (Section 2, subsection b).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Immigrants-5
- 9/16/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
- 7/22/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House