,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ac1       
#bjai,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4
 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 and  
,ms4 ,lee of ,california7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide access to      
,federal public benefits for aliens1    
without regard to the immigration status
 of that alien1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,a ,just ,society3 ,the ,embrace
 ,act4  #b4 ,federal public benefit     
accessibility for aliens  7a7 ,in       
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law 7including title ,,iv  
of the ,personal ,responsibility and    
,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act 
of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq4771 
an individual who is an alien 7without  
regard to the immigration status of that
 alien7 may not be denied any ,federal  

public benefit solely on the basis of   
the individual's immigration status4    
7b7 ,definition ,for purposes of this   
section1 the term ,federal public       
benefit means-- 7#a7 any grant1         
contract1 loan1 professional license1 or
 commercial license provided by an      
agency of the ,united ,states or by     
appropriated funds of the ,united       
,states2 and  7#b7 any retirement1      
welfare1 health1 disability1 public or  
assisted housing1 postsecondary         
education1 food assistance1 unemployment
 benefit1 or any other similar benefit  
for which payments or assistance are    
provided to an individual1 household1 or
 family eligibility unit by an agency of
 the ,united ,states or by appropriated 
funds of the ,united ,states4