H.R. 5814 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2020Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Omar, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the public charge ground of deportability, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Public Charge Deportation Act of 2019. 2. Repeal of public charge ground of deportability Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except in the case of an alien who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(4); and (2) by repealing paragraph (5).