,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjai ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,markey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,brown1  
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4
 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,casey1
 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,kaine1  
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1
 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of ,federal funds to carry out the  
final rule of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security entitled            
,inadmissibility on ,public ,charge     
,grounds4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,protect ,american  
,values ,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress  

,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 immigrants and their families are a
 core part of our ,nation2  7#b7 the    
health and safety of immigrants is      
critical to the health and safety of our
 communities2  7#c7 ,federal1 ,state1   
and local assistance programs promote   
self-sufficiency by ensuring that       
families1 including immigrant and       
mixed-status families1 maintain their   
health1 strength1 and stability to      
enable them to continue contributing to 
the ,nation's social and economic life2 
7#d7 the final rule of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security entitled         
,inadmissibility on ,public ,charge     
,grounds1 published ,august #ad1 #bjai1 
is a sweeping and dangerous policy that 
will impede access to essential food1   
medical care1 housing1 and other        
critical forms of assistance for many   
families1 including those not directly  
subject to the rule due to its          
widespread chilling effect2  7#e7 this  
rule will harm families and children1   

including ,united ,states citizens as   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security's
 own assessment of the impacts of the   
rule acknowledge that the rule--  7,a7  
may decrease disposable income and      
increase the poverty of certain families
 and children1 including ,u4,s4 citizen 
children2 and  7,b7 could lead to       
adverse health effects1 additional      
medical expenses due to delayed health  
care treatment1 increased disability    
insurance claims1 and potential lost    
productivity2  7#f7 this rule will      
damage ,state and local economies1 while
 burdening health care and other service
 providers1 as the ,department of       
,homeland ,security's own assessment of 
the impacts of the rule recognizes that 
the rule may result in reduced revenues 
for healthcare providers1 companies that
 manufacture medical supplies or        
pharmaceuticals1 grocery retailers1     
agricultural producers1 and landlords   
participating in ,federally funded      
housing programs2 and  7#g7 this rule   

circumvents ,congress and reverses #ajj 
years of ,united ,states law and policy 
by restricting immigration and          
decreasing the diversity of our ,nation 
through factors such as family size1    
financial status1 education and skills1 
and employability and chilling access to
 services for which immigrants and their
 citizen family members are eligible1 in
 a manner not authorized or contemplated
 by ,congress4  #c4 ,prohibition on use 
of funds ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 no ,federal funds     
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for any fiscal year may be used to     
implement1 administer1 enforce1 or carry
 out the final rule of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security entitled         
,inadmissibility on ,public ,charge     
,grounds1 published ,august #ad1 #bjai4