Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act”.
No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act
A BILL
To prohibit aliens from receiving Federal public benefits, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Federal public benefit eligibility
Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal public benefits— Section 401 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) is amended—
in subsection (a) to read as follows:
“(a) In general—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act), is not eligible for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection (c)).”
by repealing subsection (b); and
in subsection (c), by inserting “cash assistance,” after “unemployment benefit,”.
Definitions— Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641) is repealed.
Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs— Section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612).
Repealing limited eligibility of qualified aliens— Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613) is repealed.