Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act

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Introduced 2026-07-14Topic: immigration · social services · health care

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This bill would change federal law so that only U.S. citizens and nationals could receive benefits from listed federal welfare programs. These programs include TANF, SNAP (food stamps), SSI, Medicaid, federal housing assistance such as Section 8, WIC, and LIHEAP energy aid, plus other cash, food, housing, medical, or energy programs an agency designates by regulation. Noncitizens, including lawful immigrants now counted as qualified aliens, would no longer be eligible. Emergency medical care, short-term disaster relief, immunizations, and community services like soup kitchens would still be available, and Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits would not be affected. Noncitizens already receiving benefits could keep them for up to 180 days after the law takes effect.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-07-14	House	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.	refer
2026-07-14	House	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.	refer
2026-07-14	House	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.	refer
2026-07-14	House	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.	refer
2026-07-14	House	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.	refer
2026-07-14		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-07-14		Introduced in House	introduce

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