I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 484
To prohibit public welfare assistance to aliens not lawfully in the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. KIM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce and, in addition, to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Banking and Financial Services, Economic and Educational Opportuni-
ties, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit public welfare assistance to aliens not lawfully
in the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY IN
THE UNITED STATES FOR PUBLIC WELFARE
ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and except as provided in subsection (b), any
alien who is not lawfully in the United States shall be in-
eligible for any program referred to in subsection (c).
(b) PROGRAM FOR WHICH ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY
IN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE ELIGIBLE.—The limita-
tion under subsection (a) shall not apply to medical assist-
ance with respect to emergency services (as defined for
purposes of section 1916(a)(2)(D) of the Social Security
Act).
(c) PROGRAMS FOR WHICH ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY
IN THE UNITED STATES ARE INELIGIBLE.—The pro-
grams referred to in this subsection are the following:
(1) The program of medical assistance under
title XIX of the Social Security Act, except emer-
gency services as provided in subsection (c).
(2) The Maternal and Child Health Services
Block Grant Program under title V of the Social Se-
curity Act.
(3) The program established in section 330 of
the Public Health Service Act (relating to commu-
nity health centers).
(4) The program established in section 1001 of
the Public Health Service Act (relating to family
planning methods and services).
(5) The program established in section 329 of
the Public Health Service Act (relating to migrant
health centers).
(6) The program of aid and services to needy
families with children under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act.
(7) The child welfare services program under
part B of title IV of the Social Security Act.
(8) The supplemental security income program
under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(9) The program of foster care and adoption
assistance under part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act.
(10) The school lunch program carried out
under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.).
(11) The special supplemental food program for
women, infants, and children carried out under sec-
tion 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786).
(12) The nutrition programs carried out under
part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.).
(13) The school breakfast program carried out
under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1773).
(14) The child and adult care food program
carried out under section 17 of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766).
(15) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
(16) The summer food service program for chil-
dren carried out under section 13 of the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).
(17) The commodity supplemental food pro-
gram authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C.
612c note).
(18) The special milk program carried out
under section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1772).
(19) The program of rental assistance on behalf
of low-income families provided under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f).
(20) The program of assistance to public hous-
ing under title I of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.).