LIFT the BAR Act – Immigrant Public Benefits Eligibility
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-20 — Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits: cross-connection with prwora-refundable-tax-credits: Both address the scope of PRWORA’s qualified-alien restriction on federal public benefits; the proposed rule expands what counts as a benefit while the LIFT the BAR Act would narrow the bar. (novelty: 4)
- 2026-06-24 — LIFT the BAR Act: HR9432 (119th Congress) referred 2026-06-24 to Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, and Financial Services; would repeal PRWORA-era eligibility bars so lawfully present immigrants can access federal means-tested benefits across health, nutrition, and related programs. (novelty: 2)