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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3222 

To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed 

rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility 

on Public Charge Grounds’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2019 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. PANETTA, Miss 

RICE of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. SOTO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. OMAR, Ms. 

MOORE, Ms. MENG, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. COX of California, Mr. TED

LIEU of California, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 

Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry 

out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland 

Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge 

Grounds’’, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Federal Funds for 

3 Public Charge Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) immigrants and their families are a core 

7 part of our Nation; 

8 (2) their health and safety is critical to the 

9 health and safety of our communities; 

10 (3) Federal, State, and local assistance pro11 grams promote self-sufficiency by ensuring that fam12 ilies, including immigrant and mixed-status families, 

13 maintain their health, strength, and stability, and 

14 can continue contributing to the Nation’s social and 

15 economic life; 

16 (4) the proposed rule of the Department of 

17 Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Pub18 lic Charge Grounds’’ is a sweeping and dangerous 

19 proposal that will impede access to essential food, 

20 medical care, and housing for many families; 

21 (5) the proposed rule would damage State and 

22 local economies while burdening health and service 

23 providers, and the Department of Homeland Secu24 rity itself, in the preamble of the proposed rule, ac25 knowledges the severe consequences of this proposal 

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1 comes, including increased prevalence of obesity and 

2 malnutrition, especially for pregnant or breastfeed3 ing women, infants, or children’’, that it may ‘‘de4 crease disposable income and increase the poverty of 

5 certain families and children, including U.S. citizen 

6 children’’ and that it could lead to ‘‘reduced reve7 nues for healthcare providers’’, ‘‘pharmacies’’, ‘‘com8 panies that manufacture medical supplies or phar9 maceuticals’’, ‘‘grocery retailers’’, and ‘‘agricultural 

10 producers’’; and 

11 (6) the proposed rule would circumvent Con12 gress and reverse 100 years of law and policy, re13 stricting immigration and chilling access to services 

14 for which immigrants and their citizen family mem15 bers are eligible, in a manner not authorized or con16 templated by Congress. 

17 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 

18 No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 

19 any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, en20 force, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department 

21 of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public 

22 Charge Grounds’’. 

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