HR 4170 United States House · 118th Congress

LIFT the BAR Act

The LIFT the BAR Act removes barriers preventing lawfully present noncitizens from accessing federal benefits like food assistance, Medicaid, and school meals. It repeals specific 1996 welfare law provisions that excluded noncitizens and updates terminology to replace "alien" with "noncitizen" throughout federal law. The bill expands eligibility to include noncitizens in categories such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, individuals with special immigrant juvenile status, and those with pending U-visa applications. This change ensures more noncitizens lawfully present in the U.S. can access essential services without being denied based on immigration status.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2023

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Introduced Jun 15, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024

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Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

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Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Jul 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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Jun 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Jun 15, 2023

Committee

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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Jun 15, 2023

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1 primary · 111 co-sponsors