S 2482
116th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Department of Homeland Security
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Poverty and welfare assistance
Visas and passports
Protect American Values Act
Introduced: September 17, 2019
Introduced by:
Hirono, Mazie K.
Democratic
· Hawaii
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Became law
Sep 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect American Values Act
This bill prohibits using federal funds to implement the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, published August 14, 2019, which expands the definition of a public charge for immigration purposes.
(An alien who is a public charge may be denied certain immigration benefits, such as lawful permanent residence. Currently, a public charge is generally interpreted as an individual who is primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. The DHS rule would define a public charge to mean an individual who receives more than 12 months' worth of designated public benefits in a 36-month period.)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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