LIFT the BAR Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/15/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2023-06-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-15 (00)
Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act of 2023 or the LIFT the BAR Act of 2023
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 (11)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
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