S.Amdt. 3496
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS wherever appropriate
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)What it changes
1 change to S. 2454
Adds SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.
Inserted: No alien granted legal status under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be granted any public benefit as a result of the changed status of the alien, including any cash or non-cash assistance, postsecondary educational assistance, housing assistance, daycare assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, or other individual public assistance, whether or not receipt of the public assistance would be sufficient for the person to be considered a public charge under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)).
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SA 3496. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.
No alien granted legal status under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be granted any public benefit as a result of the changed status of the alien, including any cash or non-cash assistance, postsecondary educational assistance, housing assistance, daycare assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, or other individual public assistance, whether or not receipt of the public assistance would be sufficient for the person to be considered a public charge under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)).
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Senate amendment submitted
April 6, 2006