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HR 3570 117th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Marshall Islands Micronesia Palau Poverty and welfare assistance

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
May 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021

This bill expands the eligibility of citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States for certain federal public benefits.

Currently, citizens of the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) may live, study, and work in the United States as nonimmigrants. However, such individuals are generally ineligible for most federal public benefits, with Medicaid being one exception. Under this bill, such individuals may be eligible for certain federal public benefits, such as benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Furthermore, current law generally bars individuals from receiving federal means-tested public benefits for the five-year period starting from the individual's entry into the United States. Under this bill, citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States shall not be subject to this bar.

What's happening now July 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3