No More Free Ride Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No More Free Ride Act
This bill bars certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from becoming a U.S. citizen or receiving any federal public benefits. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to a non-U.S. national who (1) entered the United States unlawfully, and (2) received a payment as part of a settlement of a lawsuit for harm the individual sustained as a result of immigration enforcement.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Jan 18, 2022, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jan 18, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in House
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