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LIFT the BAR Act

Introduced: June 15, 2023 Introduced by: Jayapal, Pramila Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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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
Introduced in House
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 109
All 109 Democratic 95
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 18, 2024
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 15, 2024
Bush, Cori
· Jul 2, 2024
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Jul 2, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 11, 2024
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Jun 3, 2024
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 29, 2024
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 10, 2024
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Nov 6, 2023
 D
Balint, Becca
Vermont · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 15, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 15, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 15, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jun 15, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 15, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 15, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2023
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 15, 2023
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 15, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Jun 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4170: LIFT the BAR Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4170/
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"H.R. 4170: LIFT the BAR Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4170/.
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H.R. 4170, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4170/.
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