PRIA Logo™
119-hr-6854119th CongressWALLET

No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act

Sponsored By: Representative Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]

Introduced

Summary

Bar non-qualified aliens from federal public benefits. The bill would make an alien who is not a "qualified alien" ineligible for any Federal public benefit as defined in law, add "cash assistance" to the list of benefits in that definition, and repeal provisions that define or limit eligible aliens.

Show full summary
  • Households with non-qualified aliens: Individuals who are not "qualified aliens" would be barred from federal public benefits, including cash assistance.
  • Qualified aliens: The bill would repeal the statutory provision that provides limited eligibility for some qualified aliens, changing which federal programs they may access.
  • Federal programs: The definition of Federal public benefit would explicitly include "cash assistance" alongside unemployment benefits, making those programs unavailable to non-qualified aliens.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on federal benefits for immigrants

This bill would bar any person defined as an "alien" under immigration law from receiving any "Federal public benefit" as the bill defines it. It would explicitly add "cash assistance" to the list of federal public benefits. It would repeal several 1996 welfare-law provisions that previously set immigrant eligibility definitions and exceptions. If enacted, immigrant households could lose cash, health, nutrition, or housing help they now get and agencies would have to apply the new ineligibility rule.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2026

  • Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2026

  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/15/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

  • Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2026

  • Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation