No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018
Latest action · Nov 15, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 9, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds." The rule makes aliens who are likely at any time to become a public charge and receive public benefits inadmissible.
Cosponsors 57
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 9, 2018 to Dec 6, 2018, with 49 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Oct 9, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Oct 9, 2018Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2018Introduced in House
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