Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
This bill removes immigration status barriers to health care for lawfully present immigrants and those with Federally authorized presence (like deferred action). It requires states to cover all lawfully present individuals in Medicaid and CHIP, expands ACA exchange eligibility for undocumented people with authorized presence, and allows states to opt into covering undocumented children in CHIP. Key provisions amend the Social Security Act to eliminate citizenship requirements for Medicaid/CHIP and treat Federally authorized presence as equivalent to lawfully present for ACA subsidies. The bill does not automatically cover all undocumented people but creates a state option to extend coverage to undocumented individuals meeting income criteria.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 24, 2025
Last action Jun 24, 2025
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Committee
1
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
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