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HR 1445 105th Congress House

Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for continued eligibility for supplemental security income and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for continued eligibility for supplemental security income and food stamps with regard to certain classifications of aliens.

Introduced: May 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative remediesAgriculture and FoodAliensDepartment of Health and Human Services
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DeportationFood stampsGovernment Operations and PoliticsImmigrantsImmigrationLawRefugeesRight of asylumSupplemental security income programWelfare eligibility
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for the continued eligibility for food stamps and supplemental security income for legal immigrants receiving such benefits as of the date of enactment of such Act, and for refugees present in the United States as of such date. Provides such benefits for five years to other refugees, asylees, and aliens under withheld deportation.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 7, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1445: Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1445/
MLA
"H.R. 1445: Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1445/.
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H.R. 1445, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1445/.
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