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8 U.S.C. 1631: Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien

Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1371, 8 U.S.C. 1624, 8 U.S.C. 1641.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2002Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

1997Balanced Budget Act of 1997

1996Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

1996Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996created it

8 U.S.C. 1631Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien

(a)In general

(b)Duration of attribution period

(c)Review of income and resources of alien upon reapplication

(d)Applicationchanged

(e)Indigence exception

(f)Special rule for battered spouse and child

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (d)

How it got here

2002

Pub. L. 107–171 added par. (3). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (d)

1997

Pub. L. 105–33 struck out "or" before "(ii) the alien's child" and substituted "or (iii) the alien is a child whose parent (who resides in the same household as the alien child) has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by that parent's spouse, or by … (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (f)

1996

Pub. L. 104–208, §551(b)(1), inserted "and as amended by section 551(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996" after "section 423". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–208, §552, added subsecs. (e) and (f). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (e), (f)

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.