HOUSE 4170118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

LIFT the BAR Act

Last Action: 12/17/2024

Actions

2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2023-07-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
2023-06-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the 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.
2023-06-15Introduced in House
2023-06-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-06-15 (00)

Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act or the LIFT the BAR Act

This bill repeals certain limits on the eligibility of noncitizens who lawfully reside in the United States for federal means-tested programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs funded through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and certain nutrition and housing programs.

Cosponsors (20)

Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
Alma Adams (D-NC)
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
Donald Beyer (D-VA)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
André Carson (D-IN)
Greg Casar (D-TX)
Sean Casten (D-IL)
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Gerald Connolly (D-VA)

Subjects

Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Health care coverage and access
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social security and elderly assistance
U.S. territories and protectorates

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