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HR 7052 115th Congress House

No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018

Official title: To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds", and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 2018 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds." The rule makes aliens who are likely at any time to become a public charge and receive public benefits inadmissible.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 34
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 6, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 26, 2018
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 9, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 9, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 9, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 9, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 9, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 9, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 9, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 9, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Oct 9, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Oct 9, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 9, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 9, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 9, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 9, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 9, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 9, 2018
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 9, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 9, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 9, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 9, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 9, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 9, 2018
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 9, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 9, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 9, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 9, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 9, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 9, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7052/
MLA
"H.R. 7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7052/.
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H.R. 7052, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7052/.
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