S5331Referred to Committee

Protect American Values Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-08-06

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Mazie K. Hirono

Democrat · HI · Senator

Votes with party: 85.4% (911 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (15)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-08-06

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Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-08-06

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Subjects

Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5331 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5331 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'', and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2026 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; 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'', and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect American Values Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) immigrants and their families are a core part of this Nation; (2) their health and safety is critical to the health and safety of our communities; (3) Federal, State, and local assistance programs promote self-sufficiency by ensuring that families, including immigrant and mixed-status families, maintain their health, strength, and stability, and can continue contributing to this Nation's social and economic life; (4) the rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled ``Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility'' is a dangerous policy that will impede access to essential food, medical care, and housing for many families, while injecting severe uncertainty and arbitrariness for immigrants adjusting to lawful permanent resident status; (5) the rule would damage State and local economies while burdening health and service providers, and the Department of Homeland Security itself, in the preamble of the proposed rule, acknowledges the severe consequences of this proposal including that it could have, ``downstream and upstream impacts on State and local economies, large and small businesses, and individuals'', would ``increase the poverty of certain families and children, including U.S. [C]itizen children'', and ``may lead to downstream effects on public health, community stability, and resilience'' including ``[w]orse health outcomes, such as increased prevalence of obesity and malnutrition'', ``[h]igher prevalence of communicable diseases'', and ``[i]ncreased rates of uncompensated care''; and (6) the rule would circumvent Congress and reverse over 140 years of law and policy, restricting immigration and chilling access to services for which immigrants and their United States citizen family members are eligible, in a manner not authorized or contemplated by Congress. SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled ``Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility'' (91 Fed. Reg. 45324 (July 20, 2026)) or any guidance or sub-regulatory policy that implements or clarifies such. <all>

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