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Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

LIFT the BAR Act

H.R. 9432 · House bill Social Welfare

A Democratic bill with 102 Democratic cosponsors · See all 102 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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

The "LIFT the BAR Act" aims to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and other laws to provide certain benefits to noncitizens. The bill repeals several existing eligibility restrictions and restores previous provisions regarding SNAP, Medicaid, and CHIP. It expands the definition of access to basic services to include various categories of lawfully present noncitizens, such as those with pending status or DACA. Additionally, the bill updates language throughout various acts to replace terms like "alien" with "noncitizen." These changes are intended to facilitate access to nutrition, health insurance, and housing assistance.

Yes· 3 of 12

  • Scored +9

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill greatly expands access to essential life-sustaining benefits for various categories of noncitizens.

  • Scored +8

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill significantly increases access to SNAP, Medicaid, and housing assistance for low-income noncitizens.

  • Scored +8

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill expands Medicaid, CHIP, and premium tax credit eligibility to include many lawfully present noncitizens.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.