Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-991
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-02-11
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Immigration status and procedures

Poverty and welfare assistance

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from rescinding, revising, or suspending the final rule titled <i>Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds</i>. (Among other changes, the rule expanded the types of public benefits that, if received by an alien, could make that alien a public charge, which may make that alien inadmissible.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gosar , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Brooks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from rescinding, revising, or suspending the final rule, entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2021 . 2. Requiring implementation of final rule Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not take any action to rescind, revise, or suspend the final rule, entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (85 Fed. Reg. 41292, August 14, 2019).