# 116-hr-5814: No Public Charge Deportation Act of 2019

116-hr-5814, No Public Charge Deportation Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5814
- Congress: 116
- Title: No Public Charge Deportation Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2020-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Public Charge Deportation Act of 2019 This bill repeals the provision generally providing for the deportability of an alien who becomes a public charge (an alien who has received certain public benefits for a certain amount of time) within five years of entering the United States.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5814 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5814)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2214)
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