HR 5227 United States House · 117th Congress

LIFT the BAR Act of 2021

Summary

Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act of 2021 or the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 This bill repeals certain limits on the eligibility of noncitizens who lawfully reside in the United States for federal means-tested programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs funded through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and certain nutrition and housing programs.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Sep 10, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Oct 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Sep 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Sep 10, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sep 10, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 100 co-sponsors