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HR 10415 United States House · 118th Congress

Tough Love Act

The Tough Love Act restricts employment authorization, non-emergency medical care, educational services, and driver's licenses for non-citizens without lawful immigration status. To receive federal healthcare or education funding, states must demonstrate they do not provide these services to undocumented immigrants, and states issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants risk losing federal transportation funding. The bill mandates E-Verify employment verification for all federal grant applicants and requires nonimmigrant visa holders to pay bonds for stay compliance, with automatic removal and a 5-year re-entry ban for overstays. It also clarifies that parolees are not considered lawfully present, affecting access to benefits.
Issues: ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRestricts non-emergency medical care for undocumented immigrants and ties federal healthcare funding to denying such services, limiting access.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationRestricts undocumented immigrants' access to employment, healthcare, education, and driver's licenses; ties federal funding to non-provision of these services.95% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentRestricts employment authorization and services for undocumented immigrants, directly limiting access to work and labor protections for this group.90% confidence
Sub-Topics: Work Authorization Driver Licenses & IDs Sanctuary Policies
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 16, 2024 Last action Dec 16, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Accountability, 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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Dec 16, 2024
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Jodey C. Arrington
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