No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the proposed Department of Homeland Security rule entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds. The rule makes aliens who are likely at any time to become a public charge and receive certain public benefits inadmissible.
Cosponsors 124
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2019 to Mar 11, 2020; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 11, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4923 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Jun 20, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 98, June 12, 2019, page H4628.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-49 | MEMBER DAY HEARING109 pages | Judiciary Committee | Sep 20, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11467 | Immigration: Public Charge Archived | Resource | Sep 15, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2482 | Protect American Values Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2019 |
| HR 7052 | No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Nov 15, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds", and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
