# 116-hr-8911: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020

116-hr-8911, Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8911
- Congress: 116
- Title: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020 This bill eliminates residency requirements for a citizen of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, or Palau to be eligible to receive certain federal public benefits. (A citizen of one of these countries may stay and work in the United States as a nonresident alien without a visa. But as a nonresident alien, that individual is ineligible for most federal public benefits under current law.)

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8911 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8911)

## Related
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8911 (as of 2025-11-18).