No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3222 To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds’’, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2019 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. PANETTA, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SOTO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. OMAR, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MENG, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- ington, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. COX of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. TRONE) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary A BILL To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds’’, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3222.IH H3222 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3222 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Federal Funds for 2 Public Charge Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 4 It is the sense of Congress that— 5 (1) immigrants and their families are a core 6 part of our Nation; 7 (2) their health and safety is critical to the 8 health and safety of our communities; 9 (3) Federal, State, and local assistance pro- 10 grams promote self-sufficiency by ensuring that fam- 11 ilies, including immigrant and mixed-status families, 12 maintain their health, strength, and stability, and 13 can continue contributing to the Nation’s social and 14 economic life; 15 (4) the proposed rule of the Department of 16 Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Pub- 17 lic Charge Grounds’’ is a sweeping and dangerous 18 proposal that will impede access to essential food, 19 medical care, and housing for many families; 20 (5) the proposed rule would damage State and 21 local economies while burdening health and service 22 providers, and the Department of Homeland Secu- 23 rity itself, in the preamble of the proposed rule, ac- 24 knowledges the severe consequences of this proposal 25 including that it could cause ‘‘worse health out- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:49 Jun 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3222.IH H3222 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3222 IH comes, including increased prevalence of obesity and 1 malnutrition, especially for pregnant or breastfeed- 2 ing women, infants, or children’’, that it may ‘‘de- 3 crease disposable income and increase the poverty of 4 certain families and children, including U.S. citizen 5 children’’ and that it could lead to ‘‘reduced reve- 6 nues for healthcare providers’’, ‘‘pharmacies’’, ‘‘com- 7 panies that manufacture medical supplies or phar- 8 maceuticals’’, ‘‘grocery retailers’’, and ‘‘agricultural 9 producers’’; and 10 (6) the proposed rule would circumvent Con- 11 gress and reverse 100 years of law and policy, re- 12 stricting immigration and chilling access to services 13 for which immigrants and their citizen family mem- 14 bers are eligible, in a manner not authorized or con- 15 templated by Congress. 16 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 17 No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 18 any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, en- 19 force, or carry out the proposed rule of the Department 20 of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public 21 Charge Grounds’’. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3222.IH H3222 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS