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8 U.S.C. 1622: State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for State public benefits

Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5581(b)(3), substituted "withholding" for "with-holding". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5562, substituted "section 243(h) of such Act (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104–208) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104–208)" for "section 243(h) of such Act… (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5302(c)(2), added subpar. (D). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5306(d), added subpar. (E). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5563(c), inserted ", 1101, or 1301, or as described in section 107" after "section 101". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5563(a), inserted "and who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of section 5303A(d) of title 38" after "alienage". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5563(b), inserted before period at end "or the unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described in clause (i) or (ii) who is deceased if the marriage fulfills the requirements of section 1304 of title 38". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.