Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8911
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2020-12-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

International law and treaties

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Oceania

Palau

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates residency requirements for a citizen of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, or Palau to be eligible to receive certain federal public benefits. (A citizen of one of these countries may stay and work in the United States as a nonresident alien without a visa. But as a nonresident alien, that individual is ineligible for most federal public benefits under current law.) </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2020 Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Womack , Mr. San Nicolas , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Smith of Washington , and Mr. Sablan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide public benefits to citizens of the freely associated states, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020 . 2. Public benefits for citizens of freely associated states Section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1641(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a citizen of a freely associated state, if section 141 of the applicable compact of free association approved in Public Law 99–239 or 99–658 (or a successor provision) is in effect. . 3. Application (a) In general Subtitle D of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 437. Special rule for citizens of freely associated states In the case of an alien described in paragraph (8) of section 431(b), any otherwise applicable residency requirement related to eligibility for benefits shall not apply. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 436 the following: 437. Special rule for citizens of freely associated states. .