HR4170-118

Introduced

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 15, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Immigration, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H77293C0F53D44604B144AFFB37A1F27B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act or the LIFT the BAR Act.
  • Section HAD734A66EC474F1795BD67CFFEF18A41: 2. Availability of basic assistance to lawfully present noncitizens Sections 402, 403, 411, 412, 421, and 422 of the Personal Responsibility and Work...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Immigration, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Immigration Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 15, 2023

Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Adams, Mr. Auchincloss, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Immigration Housing
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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