CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Judy Chu (D-CA)

Protect American Values Act

H.R. 10045 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 60 Democratic cosponsors · See all 60 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Protect American Values Act," aims to prevent the use of Federal funds for a specific Department of Homeland Security rule. The target of this restriction is the rule entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility" (91 Fed. Reg. 45324). It prohibits all Federal funds and fees from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out this rule. Additionally, it covers any guidance or sub-regulatory policy that implements or clarifies the rule. The bill is intended to address concerns regarding how this rule impacts immigrants and their families.

Yes· 3 of 15

  • Scored +7

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill directly protects immigrants and their families from restrictive public charge policies.

  • Scored +5

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill seeks to prevent the public charge rule from increasing poverty among children.

  • Scored +5

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill protects access to essential food and medical care for low-income immigrant families.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill limits the authority of a federal agency to implement a specific rule.