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8 U.S.C. 1624: Authority of States and political subdivisions of States to limit assistance to aliens and to distinguish among classes of aliens in providing general cash public assistance

Created in 1996 by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 104-208). Not changed since. 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

    Unchanged since the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Public Law 104-208 (Sep 30, 1996).

    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.