H.R. 1571
Referred to CommitteeCompact Impact Fairness Act of 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
12/17/2024 • House
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Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023
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.
Introduced in House • 3/14/2023
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March 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
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H.J.Res. 96
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023
S.J.Res. 48
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023
H.R. 4366
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
H.Res. 1061
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
S. 792
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023