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HR 3222 116th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Department of Homeland Security Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Poverty and welfare assistance User charges and fees Visas and passports

No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019

Introduced: February 5, 2020 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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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
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019

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

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 95
All 95 Democratic 79
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 6, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Feb 5, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 4, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 23, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 21, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 25, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 20, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 12, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 27, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Aug 27, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 27, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 23, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 23, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Aug 23, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Aug 23, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 23, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 23, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 16, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Aug 16, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 16, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Aug 16, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 16, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Aug 13, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 13, 2019
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