Protect American Values Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 58
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The Protect American Values Act would prohibit the use of any federal funds—including fees—to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the Department of Homeland Security’s Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility rule (91 Fed. Reg. 45324) or any related guidance. The bill reflects Congress’s sense that this rule threatens immigrant families’ access to essential services like food, medical care, and housing, undermines public health and community stability, and oversteps executive authority by reversing longstanding immigration policy. It affects federal agencies administering immigration enforcement and indirectly impacts immigrant and mixed-status families who rely on public benefits.…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.