Federal · 119th Congress
LIFT the BAR Act
Policy areaSocial Welfare
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Cosponsors102
Eleanor Holmes NortonDU.S. Representative · At-Large · DC
Alma S. AdamsDU.S. Representative · 12th District · NC
Gabe AmoDU.S. Representative · 1st District · RI
Yassamin AnsariDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · AZ
Becca BalintDU.S. Representative · At-Large · VT
Nanette Diaz BarragánDU.S. Representative · 44th District · CA
Wesley BellDU.S. Representative · 1st District · MO
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.DU.S. Representative · 8th District · VA
Suzanne BonamiciDU.S. Representative · 1st District · OR
Salud O. CarbajalDU.S. Representative · 24th District · CA
André CarsonDU.S. Representative · 7th District · IN
Greg CasarDU.S. Representative · 35th District · TX12 of 102
Other titles3
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
LIFT the BAR ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history8
Jun 30, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House