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S. 3602 119th Congress Senate

Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definitions of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definitions of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2026 Introduced by: Roger Marshall Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MASON CONSULTING, LLC
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MASON CONSULTING, LLC
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MASON CONSULTING, LLC
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 8, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3602: Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3602/
MLA
"S. 3602: Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3602/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3602, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3602/.
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[S. 3602: Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3602/)
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