,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,kaine1  
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4      
,warren1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4
 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,schiff7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide that no ,federal funds may  
be used to carry out the final rule of  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
entitled ,public ,charge ,ground of     
,inadmissibility 1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protect ,american  
,values ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 immigrants and their        
families are a core part of this        
,nation2  7#b7 their health and safety  

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 stability1 and can
 continue contributing to this ,nation's
 social and economic life2  7#d7 the    
rule of the ,department of ,homeland    
,security entitled ,public ,charge      
,ground of ,inadmissibility is a        
dangerous policy that will impede access
 to essential food1 medical care1 and   
housing for many families1 while        
injecting severe uncertainty and        
arbitrariness for immigrants adjusting  
to lawful permanent resident status2    
7#e7 the rule would damage ,state and   
local economies while burdening health  
and service providers1 and the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
itself1 in the preamble of the proposed 
rule1 acknowledges the severe           
consequences of this proposal including 

that it could have1 downstream and      
upstream impacts on ,state and local    
economies1 large and small businesses1  
and individuals1 would increase the     
poverty of certain families and         
children1 including ,u4,s4 ,citizen     
children1 and may lead to downstream    
effects on public health1 community     
stability1 and resilience including     
worse health outcomes1 such as increased
 prevalence of obesity and malnutrition1
 higher prevalence of communicable      
diseases1 and increased rates of        
uncompensated care2 and  7#f7 the rule  
would circumvent ,congress and reverse  
over #adj years of law and policy1      
restricting immigration and chilling    
access to services for which immigrants 
and their ,united ,states citizen family
 members are eligible1 in a manner not  
authorized or contemplated by ,congress4
  #c4 ,restriction on ,federal funds ,no
 ,federal funds 7including fees7 made   
available for any fiscal year1 may be   
used to implement1 administer1 enforce1 

or carry out the rule of the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security entitled ,public
 ,charge ,ground of ,inadmissibility    
7#ia ,fed4 ,reg4 #decbd 7,july #bj1     
#bjbf77 or any guidance or              
sub-regulatory policy that implements or
 clarifies such4