I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 746 
To limit eligibility for Federal benefits for certain immigrants, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committees on Education and Workforce, Financial Services, Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To limit eligibility for Federal benefits for certain 
immigrants, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America First Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Adjusting eligibility of certain non-citizens for Federal public benefits 
under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act. 
Sec. 3. Verification of citizenship by Head Start agencies. 
Sec. 4. Eligibility for certain Federal health care benefits. 
Sec. 5. Housing. 
Sec. 6. Identification requirements for child tax credit and earned income tax 
credit; permanent extension of certain temporary rules for child 
tax credit. 
Sec. 7. Federal Emergency Management Agency prohibitions. 
Sec. 8. Eligibility for postsecondary financial assistance based on immigration 
status. 
Sec. 9. Reducing ESEA funding for sanctuary jurisdictions. 
Sec. 10. Limitation on refugee resettlement and other services for certain Hai-
tian immigrants. 
Sec. 11. Prohibiting participation in Federal benefit programs until a satisfac-
tory immigration status is verified. 
Sec. 12. Verification of citizenship for WIC and school meals. 
Sec. 13. Restrictions on use of Community Development Block Grant funds and 
Federal funding by tax-exempt organizations. 
Sec. 14. Implementing regulations and guidance. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTING ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN NON-CITI-
ZENS 
FOR 
FEDERAL 
PUBLIC 
BENEFITS 
UNDER THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND 
WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT. 
(a) NARROWING SCOPE OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENE-
FITS FOR WHICH NON-QUALIFIED ALIENS ARE ELIGIBLE 
UNDER PRWORA.—Section 401(b)(1) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B), (D), and 
(E); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
(b) NARROWING
THE DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED 
ALIEN UNDER PRWORA.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 431(b) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), and 
(5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (6), 
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
(5), respectively. 
(2) EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS PAROLED INTO 
THE UNITED STATES FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR.—Sec-
tion 411(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1621(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
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