LIFT the BAR Act

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Introduced

15 June 2023

Last action

17 December 2024 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Sponsors

Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

21 July 2025

Housing

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Summary

Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act or the LIFT the BAR Act This bill repeals certain limits on the eligibility of noncitizens who lawfully reside in the United States for federal means-tested programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs funded through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and certain nutrition and housing programs.  

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Timeline

15 June 2023
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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15 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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15 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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16 June 2023
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
28 July 2023
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Source: Committee
17 December 2024
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4170
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4170
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