Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-28 (00)
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021
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 benefits for the five-year period starting from the individual's entry into the United States. Under this bill, citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States shall not be subject to this bar.
Cosponsors (7)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- FRANK LUCAS (R-OK)
Subjects
- Foreign labor
- Immigration status and procedures
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Palau
- Poverty and welfare assistance
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