To limit eligibility for Federal benefits for certain immigrants, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill comprehensively restricts access to federal benefits for non-citizens, including those with legal status such as asylum seekers, TPS (Temporary Protected Status) recipients, DACA recipients, and parolees. It removes eligibility for healthcare programs (Medicare, Medicaid, ACA subsidies), tax credits (Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit), housing assistance, education programs (Head Start, school meals), and FEMA emergency assistance for these populations.
Who Benefits and How
- U.S. citizens and refugees retain full access to federal benefits while other immigrant categories are excluded
- States and localities that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement receive reallocated education funding taken from sanctuary jurisdictions
- Federal government reduces expenditures on benefits programs by excluding millions of current recipients
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Asylum seekers, parolees, TPS holders, and DACA recipients lose access to Medicare, Medicaid, ACA premium subsidies, Child Tax Credit, EITC, housing assistance, and emergency services
- Children of non-citizens (even if U.S. citizens themselves) become ineligible for Head Start, free/reduced school meals, and WIC if their parents fall into excluded categories
- Sanctuary jurisdictions (states and cities that limit cooperation with ICE) face 50% cuts to education funding
- Federally qualified health centers lose federal funding if they serve non-citizens
- Nonprofit organizations lose tax-exempt status if they use federal funds to assist excluded non-citizens
Key Provisions
- Bars asylees, parolees, TPS holders, and DACA recipients from Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit
- Prohibits Medicare and Medicaid coverage for the same immigrant categories
- Cuts education funding by 50% for sanctuary jurisdictions
- Blocks FEMA from providing shelter and services to non-citizens
- Restricts eligibility for Head Start, WIC, and school meals based on parental immigration status
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Restricts eligibility for federal public benefits, tax credits, housing assistance, education funding, and emergency services to exclude non-citizens including asylees, parolees, TPS recipients, DACA recipients, and those with withholding of removal
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Healthcare, Tax Policy, Education, Housing, Social Services
Primary Purpose
Restricts eligibility for federal public benefits, tax credits, housing assistance, education funding, and emergency services to exclude non-citizens including asylees, parolees, TPS recipients, DACA recipients, and those with withholding of removal
Policy Domains
Main Bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- U.S. citizens
- Refugees (Section 207 admittees)
- Immigration enforcement agencies
- Non-sanctuary jurisdictions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Asylum seekers
- DACA recipients
- TPS holders
- Parolees
- Children of non-citizens
- Sanctuary jurisdictions
- Nonprofit immigrant services organizations
- Federally qualified health centers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Mike Lee
R-UT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
501(c)(3) organizations serving immigrants, Asylum seekers at the border, Asylum seekers receiving federal public benefits
FEMA Shelter and Services Program, Federal Medicare program, Federal agencies implementing immigration benefit restrictions
Positive-direction: FEMA Shelter and Services Program, Federal Medicare program, Federal child nutrition program expenditures, Federal government benefit programs, Federal government healthcare expenditures, Federal housing expenditures, Federal refugee assistance programs, Federal tax revenue, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Negative-direction: Federal agencies implementing immigration benefit restrictions, HUD housing program administrators, IRS tax-exempt organization oversight
Asylum seekers needing healthcare, DACA recipients needing healthcare, Elderly asylum seekers seeking Medicare
Children of non-citizen parents seeking school meals, Non-sanctuary jurisdiction school districts, Sanctuary city school districts
Positive-direction: Non-sanctuary jurisdiction school districts
Negative-direction: Children of non-citizen parents seeking school meals, Sanctuary city school districts
Asylum seekers claiming tax credits, DACA recipients claiming tax credits, TPS holders claiming tax credits
Positive-direction: U.S. citizen taxpayers with children
Negative-direction: Asylum seekers claiming tax credits, DACA recipients claiming tax credits, TPS holders claiming tax credits, Work visa holders claiming tax credits
Asylum seekers seeking housing assistance, DACA recipients seeking housing assistance, Low-income housing tax credit property owners
Local governments managing migrant arrivals, Sanctuary state education agencies, State educational agencies in sanctuary states
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Varies by section - Secretary of HUD (Housing), Secretary of Education (ESEA), Secretary of Health and Human Services (Head Start, Social Security Act), Secretary of Treasury (IRS provisions), Administrator of FEMA (Section 7)
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Note: The Secretary refers to different Cabinet officials depending on the section: HUD Secretary for housing (Sec. 5), Education Secretary for ESEA funding (Sec. 9), HHS Secretary for Head Start (Sec. 3) and Medicaid (Sec. 4), Treasury Secretary for tax provisions (Sec. 6)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An alien granted parole, deferred action (including DACA), asylum, TPS, or withholding of removal
A State or political subdivision with laws, ordinances, regulations, directives, policies, or practices that obstruct Federal and local law enforcement agencies from enforcing Federal immigration law, including prohibiting information sharing about immigration status or denying DHS detainer requests
Any alien unlawfully present, granted asylum, parole, TPS, DACA/deferred action, or withholding of removal
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