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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5814
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the public charge
ground of deportability, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ,
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COX of
California, Ms. OMAR, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms.
LEE of California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. DELBENE,
Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal
the public charge ground of deportability, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Public Charge De-
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portation Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PUBLIC CHARGE GROUND OF DEPORT-
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ABILITY.
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Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the
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period at the end the following: ‘‘, except in the case
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of an alien who is inadmissible under section
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212(a)(4)’’; and
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(2) by repealing paragraph (5).
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