# 119-hr-6854: No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act

119-hr-6854, No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6854
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on federal benefits for immigrants: cost, high. 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 im…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6854 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6854)

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- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6854 (as of 2026-04-21).