No More Free Ride Act

Bill: 117-hr-6243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No More Free Ride Act</strong></p> <p>This bill bars certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) from becoming a U.S. citizen or receiving any federal public benefits. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to a non-U.S. national who (1) entered the United States unlawfully, and (2) received a payment as part of a settlement of a lawsuit for harm the individual sustained as a result of immigration enforcement. <br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2021 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Duncan , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Babin , Mr. Sessions , Mr. McKinley , and Mr. Ellzey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit Federal public benefits for or naturalization of any alien who receives a payment pursuant to an agreement to settle certain civil actions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No More Free Ride Act . 2. Prohibiting Federal public benefits for and naturalization of certain aliens Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any alien who entered the United States unlawfully and receives a payment pursuant to an agreement to settle a civil action brought by the alien for any harm sustained by the alien as a result of enforcement of the immigration laws, shall be ineligible for any Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611 )) and naturalization as a citizen of the United States.