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The bill redirects federal benefits and funds toward citizens and lawful permanent residents and strengthens federal clarity and enforcement, at the cost of excluding many humanitarian and non‑permanent immigrant groups from health, housing, nutrition, education, and disaster assistance — shifting burdens and costs to states, localities, nonprofits, and affected families while raising significant administrative and civil‑liberties concerns.
Taxpayers and U.S. citizens: the bill limits many federal benefits (health, housing, certain welfare, and some tax subsidies) for specified noncitizen categories, reducing federal outlays and redirecting funds away from those beneficiaries.
Certain U.S. citizens and qualifying applicants: prioritizes access to limited federal housing and public-benefit resources (e.g., HUD/Section 502, tax-credit-subsidized housing) for citizens or units without disqualified noncitizens, potentially increasing access for eligible citizen households.
Federal and state administrators: clarifies which federal officials and agencies are responsible for eligibility determinations and requires agencies to issue implementing rules and guidance, which should standardize administration and reduce inconsistent enforcement once issued.
Immigrants with asylum, TPS, parole, DACA/deferred action, withholding, or similar statuses: lose access to Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace subsidies, cost‑sharing reductions, and related federal health funding, increasing uninsurance, uncompensated care, and worse health outcomes in affected communities.
Low-income immigrants and mixed-status families: barred from federally subsidized housing (LIHTC, Section 502, HUD-assisted units) or face eviction/denial if household members are in disqualified noncitizen categories, increasing housing instability and homelessness risk.
U.S. citizen and refugee children in mixed-status households: could lose access to nutrition and early-childhood programs (WIC, free/reduced school meals, Head Start), raising child food insecurity and harming child development and health.
Based on analysis of 26 sections of legislative text.
Conditions eligibility for many federal benefits, housing, health subsidies, tax credits, and grants on citizenship/lawful‑presence and cuts ESEA funds for jurisdictions labeled as 'sanctuary.'
Introduced January 9, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress January 9, 2025
Removes or narrows eligibility for many federal benefits, grants, housing programs, tax credits, and education aid based on immigration or citizenship status. It restricts who may receive WIC, Head Start, free/reduced school meals, Medicaid/Medicare entitlement and subsidies under the ACA, FEMA and FEMA‑funded sheltering, Community Development Block Grant support, low‑income housing credits, and certain tax benefits; adds penalties for tax‑exempt organizations that use federal funds to assist specified noncitizens; and allows the Education Department to cut ESEA funding by half for jurisdictions labeled as “sanctuary.” Agencies are required to issue rules and guidance to implement these changes.