U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9667: Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act
Status: In committee, July 14, 2026
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 14, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Section 400 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, signed into law by Bill Clinton, declares it a policy of the United States that noncitizens should not depend on public resources to meet their needs, and that the availability of public benefits should not constitute an incentive for immigration to the United States. (2) Notwithstanding that policy, there are several areas where welfare benefits are made available to noncitizens. (3) Congress intends by this Act to close that eligibility to all noncitizens, so that Federal welfare programs are available only to citizens of the United States. SECTION 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal welfare program The term Federal welfare program means any of the following, and any successor program: (A) The temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ). (B) The supplemental nutrition assistance program under …
Sponsors
- Fuller, Clay (R) · primary sponsor
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Richard McCormick (R, HD-GA-6)
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001)
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012)
- Russell Fry (R, HD-007)
- Barry Loudermilk (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Agriculture, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Social Welfare
Common questions
- What is HB9667?
- HB9667 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act.
- What does HB9667 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Federal welfare programs to citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9667?
- In committee as of July 14, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, and Agriculture, 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. (July 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9667?
- Fuller, Clay (R), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9667?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9667
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