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H.R. 9432: Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act

This bill would expand access to a range of federal benefits and services for certain noncitizens who are lawfully present in the United States. In general, it would undo several eligibility restrictions that were added by earlier laws, including parts of the 1996 welfare law and parts of a more recent reconciliation law.

What changes it would make

  • It would repeal several sections of the 1996 law that limit eligibility for federal public benefits based on immigration status.
  • It would repeal or reverse recent restrictions on:
    • SNAP (food assistance),
    • Medicaid and CHIP (health coverage for low-income people and children),
    • Medicare restrictions affecting certain individuals,
    • state Medicaid funding rules, and
    • certain premium tax credit rules under the Affordable Care Act.
  • It would replace much of the statute’s use of the word “alien” with “noncitizen.”
  • It would change the general rules for who counts as a “qualified noncitizen” and would broaden the categories of noncitizens who can qualify for certain benefits.

Benefits and programs affected

The bill would generally make it easier for lawfully present noncitizens to receive or qualify for:

  • basic federal assistance programs,
  • child nutrition programs,
  • Medicaid,
  • CHIP,
  • housing assistance, and
  • certain ACA premium tax credits.

It specifically adds several groups to the list of people who can be treated as eligible for some of these benefits, including:

  • people in noncitizen categories that were treated as lawfully present under ACA rules on or before January 1, 2025,
  • certain special immigrant juveniles,
  • some people with pending U visa applications,
  • DACA recipients, and
  • other noncitizens who are federally authorized to be present in the United States.

Nutrition and child services

The bill would also revise the rules for child nutrition programs so states could not deny those benefits based on a person’s citizenship or immigration status in the same way the law currently permits in some situations.

Health coverage details

For Medicaid and CHIP, the bill would restore coverage access for some noncitizens and undo earlier restrictions. It would also create a rule for some lawfully present noncitizens with very low incomes so they can still qualify for the ACA premium tax credit even if they are not eligible for Medicaid because of their immigration status.

It also says certain people from the Freely Associated States who live in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association would not be blocked from Medicaid-related benefits in the same way.

Administrative requirements and timing

  • Federal agencies would have to issue guidance on how to implement the bill within 180 days after enactment.
  • The bill’s changes would generally take effect on enactment, but many provisions would apply only starting 180 days after the required guidance is issued.
  • The premium tax credit change would apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.

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Date Action
Jun. 24, 2026 Introduced in House
Jun. 24, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and 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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