HR 9432 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

LIFT the BAR Act

Introduced Jun 24, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 30, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 24, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 102

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026; 100 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-RIGabe AmoOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-VAJames R. WalkinshawOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-COJason CrowOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ORMaxine DexterOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-MOWesley BellOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 24, 2026
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Jul 20, 2026
D-NJLaMonica McIverSep 1, 2026

Committees 6

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Jun 30, 2026
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Jun 24, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 24, 2026Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 106, June 24, 2026, page H4246.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4170LIFT the BAR ActCross-Congress related billDec 17, 2024

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
LIFT the BAR Act
Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2026Introduced in House

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