119th Congress
H.R. 6987
Public Charge Clarification Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Troy E. Nehls(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 8, 2026
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (12)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Added later (3)
- Russell Fry (R-SC) · Jan 9, 2026
- Brian Babin (R-TX) · Feb 12, 2026
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC) · Jul 20, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the definition of "public charge" and "likely at any time to become a public charge," to establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jan 8, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 8, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 8, 2026
Introduced in House