Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4998
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill enacts with the force and effect of law the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security titled&nbsp;<a><em>Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds</em></a> and published on August 14, 2019. The bill also nullifies the final rule issued by DHS titled<em> <a>Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility</a></em> and published on September 9, 2022.</p><p>The 2019 final rule made it more likely that a non-U.S. national (<em>alien</em> under federal law) would be denied admission or lawful permanent resident status because that individual is likely to become a public charge (i.e., receive certain public benefits).</p><p>The 2022 final rule nullified the 2019 final rule.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzk5NTU2NjM5MDIxNzIyMzY0NjQ0ODA1Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fOTk1NTY2MzkwMjE3MjIzNjQ2NDQ4MDUiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl85OTU1NjYzOTAyMTcyMjM2NDY0NDgwNSIsImF1dGhvciI6InBsZXVuZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJwbGV1bmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiQWRkZWQgbGlua3MgdG8gdGhlIEZlZGVyYWwgUmVnaXN0ZXIgdmVyc2lvbnMgb2YgdGhlIHJ1bGUuIiwiY3JlYXRlZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNy0zMFQxODozNzoyNC44MDVaIiwibW9kaWZpZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDctMzBUMTg6Mzc6MjQuODA1WiJ9XX19-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Norman , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gosar , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Mills , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds shall have the full force and effect of law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2023 . 2. Legal effect of final rule (a) In general The final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (85 Fed. Reg. 41292, August 14, 2019) shall have the full force and effect of law. (b) Conforming change The final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (87 Fed. Reg. 55472, September 9, 2022) shall have no force or effect.