S 2374 — No Obamacare for Illegal Aliens Act

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html July 19, 2023

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The bill modifies existing law to exclude individuals granted deferred action under a specific DHS memorandum from eligibility for various health coverage options.

• 42 U.S.C. 18032(f)(3)

  Any alien who is lawfully present solely because such individual was granted deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children' issued on June 15, 2012, shall not be treated as lawfully present for purposes of the preceding sentence.

  This change explicitly states that individuals with deferred action status under the specified DHS memorandum are not considered lawfully present for health plan enrollment purposes.

• 42 U.S.C. 18051(e)

  any individual who is not a qualified individual under section 1312 → Any individual who is not a qualified individual under section 1312 who is eligible to be covered by a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange.

  This adds specific exclusions regarding who qualifies for a basic health program, clarifying that deferred action individuals do not qualify.

• 42 U.S.C. 18051(d)

  No amounts transferred to a State under this section may be used to offset the cost of health insurance coverage (including through premium or cost sharing reductions) or to provide any other benefit with respect to an individual who is not an eligible individual (as defined in subsection (e)).

  This adds restrictions on the use of federal funds for health insurance coverage for individuals not classified as eligible, including those with deferred action status.

• 42 U.S.C. 18052(a)(2)(B)

  (other than the requirement described in section 1312(f)(3))

  This revision ensures the ineligibility criteria included in section 1312(f)(3) are maintained under state innovation waivers.

• 42 U.S.C. 1641

  For purposes of this title, the term `qualified alien' shall not include any alien who is lawfully present solely because such individual was granted deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children' issued on June 15, 2012.

  This modifies the definition of qualified alien under existing law to exclude those with deferred action status from Medicaid and CHIP eligibility.

Action History

1. July 19, 2023

   Introduced in Senate

2. July 19, 2023

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

3. September 05, 2023

   Star Print ordered on the bill.

Sponsors

• J. D. Vance · Primary

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