Legislation· May 2023Sponsored by Roger Marshall (R)
A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".
Would have blocked a 2022 rule tightening immigration admissions based on public benefit use.
Tradeoff
Would have restored a stricter 2019 rule that counted certain public benefits against immigrants seeking admission or permanent residency. The Senate passed it 50-47, but the bill expired when the Congress ended.
What's in it
The Senate passed this 50-47 on May 17, 2023 — the bill expired with the 118th Congress without House action.
Senate
Introduced
(Mar 8, 2023)
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 8, 2023)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary
Discharged by petition(May 16, 2023)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the Joint Resolution
Joint Resolution Passed(Roll #130 · May 17, 2023)
50 yeanay 47House
Received from the Senate
Received(May 22, 2023)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
Passage votes· May 17, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025