To express the sense of Congress that aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program.

Bill: 118-hr-7215
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2024 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 express the sense of Congress that aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program.

1. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611 et seq. ), aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )) should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program.