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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLINCORPORATED

H.R. 1571 — Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023

“To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to provide certain Federal public benefits to citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau who are lawfully residing in the United States if they are otherwise qualified, consistent with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association.”

Immigration
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Introduced
Mar 14, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Agriculture · Oversight · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the eligibility of citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States for certain federal public benefits. Currently, citizens of the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) may live, study, and work in the United States as nonimmigrants. However, such individuals are generally ineligible for most federal public benefits, with Medicaid being one exception. Under this bill, such individuals may be eligible for certain federal public benefits, such as benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Furthermore, current law generally bars individuals from receiving federal means-tested public ben...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
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H.R. 4366— Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
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Timeline · 6 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Apr 5, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.