Protect American Values Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 16
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The Protect American Values Act of 2026 would prohibit the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the Department of Homeland Security’s Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility rule, as published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2026. The bill expresses Congress’s view that this rule harms immigrant families by restricting access to essential services like food, medical care, and housing, undermines public health and community stability, and exceeds congressional authority by reversing longstanding immigration policy. It affects federal agencies administering immigration policy and indirectly impacts immigrant and mixed-status families who rely on public…
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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.