To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes.;Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026;H.R. 6987 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-01-21 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes. Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026 H.R. 6987 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-01-08 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1dd5c9c62 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr6987ih H.R. 6987 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h6987_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr6987ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6987ih/html/BILLS-119hr6987ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6987ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr6987ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6987ih/xml/BILLS-119hr6987ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2026-01-21 2026-07-11 BILLS-119hr6987ih machine generated eng Troy E. Nehls United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Barry Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Randy K. Weber, Sr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Glenn Grothman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Chip Roy United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Paul A. Gosar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Harris United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Wesley Hunt United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ronny Jackson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brandon Gill United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn United States Code Title 8 Section 1182(a)(4) Title 8 Section 1183a 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4) 8 U.S.C. 1183a United States Code hr BILLS-119hr6987ih 119 2 HOUSE HOUSE 6987 ih ih Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes. Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Roy, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Jackson of Texas, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Mr. Nehls Troy E. Nehls Nehls, Troy E. Troy Nehls Mr. Moore of Alabama Barry Moore Moore, Barry Mr. Weber of Texas Randy K. Weber, Sr. Weber, Randy K. Sr. Randy Weber Randy K. Weber Mr. Grothman Glenn Grothman Grothman, Glenn Mr. Roy Chip Roy Roy, Chip Mr. Gosar Paul A. Gosar Gosar, Paul A. Paul Gosar Mr. Harris of North Carolina Mark Harris Harris, Mark Mr. Hunt Wesley Hunt Hunt, Wesley Mr. Jackson of Texas Ronny Jackson Jackson, Ronny Mr. Gill of Texas Brandon Gill Gill, Brandon false false