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Redesignates subsections (h) and (i) of 8 U.S.C. 1183a as subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and adds a new subsection (i) requiring that affidavits of support under section 213A comply with the requirements set forth in section 212(a)(4)(G).
Replaces existing paragraph (4) of 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) with a new, detailed definition of 'public charge' and related rules, including definitions of 'likely at any time to become a public charge' and 'public benefits', publication and update requirements, factors for determination, exemptions, waiver limitations, affidavit of support requirements, and public charge bond requirements.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 8, 2026 by Roger Wayne Marshall · Last progress January 8, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate