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H.R. 5227 (117th)

LIFT the BAR Act of 2021

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Introduced

10 September 2021

Last action

1 November 2022 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Marie Newman, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

21 July 2025

Housing

Summary

Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act of 2021 or the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 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

  1. 10 September 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 September 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 September 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 September 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 October 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

    Source: Committee

  6. 1 November 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

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