S 2149 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025

This bill removes immigration status barriers to health care for lawfully present immigrants and those with Federally authorized presence (like deferred action). It requires states to cover all lawfully present individuals in Medicaid and CHIP, expands ACA exchange eligibility for undocumented people with authorized presence, and allows states to opt into covering undocumented children in CHIP. Key provisions amend the Social Security Act to eliminate citizenship requirements for Medicaid/CHIP and treat Federally authorized presence as equivalent to lawfully present for ACA subsidies. The bill does not automatically cover all undocumented people but creates a state option to extend coverage to undocumented individuals meeting income criteria.
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Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 24, 2025 Last action Jun 24, 2025
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Jun 24, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Jun 24, 2025
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