HR 4170
118th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Health care coverage and access
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social security and elderly assistance
U.S. territories and protectorates
LIFT the BAR Act
Introduced: June 15, 2023
Introduced by:
Jayapal, Pramila
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Jun 16, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act or the LIFT the BAR Act
This bill repeals certain limits on the eligibility of noncitizens who lawfully reside in the United States for federal means-tested programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs funded through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and certain nutrition and housing programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Committees of jurisdiction
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