,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjai,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez 7= h]self1    
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide access to ,f$]al public b5efits 
= ali5s1 )\t reg>d to ! immigration     
/atus ( t ali51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,a
 ,j ,society3 ,! ,embrace ,act4  #b4    
,f$]al public b5efit accessibility =    
ali5s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law 7includ+ title ,,iv ( ! 
,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w          
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq4771 an 
individual :o is an ali5 7)\t reg>d to !
 immigration /atus ( t ali57 may n be   
d5i$ any ,f$]al public b5efit solely on 
! basis ( ! individual's immigration    
/atus4  7b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is

 section1 ! t]m ,f$]al public b5efit    
means-- 7#a7 any grant1 contract1 loan1 
pr(essional lic5se1 or comm]cial lic5se 
provid$ by an ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or
 by appropriat$ funds ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7#b7 any retirem5t1 welf>e1 heal?1  
disability1 public or assi/$ h\s+1      
po/second>y education1 food assi/ance1  
unemploym5t b5efit1 or any o!r simil>   
b5efit = :i* paym5ts or assi/ance are   
provid$ to an individual1 h\sehold1 or  
family eligibility unit by an ag5cy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates or by appropriat$ funds ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4