No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-06-12
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Appropriations

Department of Homeland Security

Immigrant health and welfare

Immigration status and procedures

Poverty and welfare assistance

User charges and fees

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed Department of Homeland Security rule entitled <i>Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds</i>. The rule makes aliens who are likely at any time to become a public charge and receive certain public benefits inadmissible.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3222 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. García 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) immigrants and their families are a core part of our Nation; (2) their health and safety is critical to the health and safety of our communities; (3) Federal, State, and local assistance programs promote self-sufficiency by ensuring that families, including immigrant and mixed-status families, maintain their health, strength, and stability, and can continue contributing to the Nation’s social and economic life; (4) the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds is a sweeping and dangerous proposal that will impede access to essential food, medical care, and housing for many families; (5) the proposed rule would damage State and local economies while burdening health and service providers, and the Department of Homeland Security itself, in the preamble of the proposed rule, acknowledges the severe consequences of this proposal including that it could cause worse health outcomes, including increased prevalence of obesity and malnutrition, especially for pregnant or breast­feed­ing women, infants, or children , that it may decrease disposable income and increase the poverty of certain families and children, including U.S. citizen children and that it could lead to reduced revenues for healthcare providers , pharmacies , companies that manufacture medical supplies or pharmaceuticals , grocery retailers , and agricultural producers ; and (6) the proposed rule would circumvent Congress and reverse 100 years of law and policy, restricting immigration and chilling access to services for which immigrants and their citizen family members are eligible, in a manner not authorized or contemplated by Congress. 3. Restriction on Federal funds No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds .