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HR 4000 110th Congress House Social Welfare Agriculture and Food Aid to dependent children Aliens Cash welfare block grants Economics and Public Finance Families Food stamps Health Immigration Marshall Islands Medicaid Micronesia Palau Islands Supplemental security income program Welfare eligibility

To extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.

Introduced: October 30, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Nov 8, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 30, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Oct 30, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend to citizens of the Freely Associated States (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) who reside in the United States eligibility for non-emergency food stamps and benefits under titles XIX (Medicaid), XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) , and part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now November 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1676 Identical bill A bill to extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 30, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4000: To extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4000/
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"H.R. 4000: To extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4000/.
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