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The bill restores and expands access to SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, Medicare adjustments, and marketplace subsidies for many lawfully present noncitizens—improving food and health security—while increasing federal and state costs, implementation burdens, short-term service strain, and altering sponsor liability protections.
Lawfully present noncitizen children and families regain eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP, increasing access to health coverage and care.
Low-income noncitizens (including DACA recipients and certain applicants) regain eligibility for SNAP, expanding access to nutrition assistance.
Low-income lawfully present noncitizen households at or below 100% FPL can claim a special premium tax credit, reducing marketplace insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
Taxpayers may face increased federal spending as SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, Medicare, and marketplace subsidy eligibility expand to more lawfully present noncitizens.
Clinics, hospitals, and schools in some communities may see higher demand from expanded enrollment, potentially straining provider capacity until funding and infrastructure adjust.
State governments will incur administrative costs and implementation burdens to update eligibility systems, outreach, and reporting on a 180-day guidance timeline.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Repeals multiple PRWORA and related provisions to restore noncitizen eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare and modernizes statutory language from “alien” to “noncitizen.”
Official title: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 24, 2026 by Pramila Jayapal · Last progress June 24, 2026
Repeals multiple immigration-based restrictions that limit noncitizen access to federal benefit programs and restores prior eligibility rules for SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare. It also modernizes statutory language by replacing terms like “alien” with “noncitizen,” clarifies which lawfully present noncitizens qualify, and tightens state obligations for child nutrition benefits. The bill reverses provisions added by recent laws that narrowed access, rescinds certain unobligated Medicaid/CHIP balances made available by those provisions, and removes Medicare coverage limits tied to immigration status. States will face updated requirements not to deny certain benefits to eligible noncitizens; effective dates are not specified in the text provided.