Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila (D-WA)87 cosponsorsIntroduced Jun 24, 2025
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In plain English
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced this bill to remove citizenship and immigration-related restrictions from federal health programs. It allows lawfully present immigrants and certain other immigrants to enroll in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), eliminates waiting periods that currently apply to some immigrants, and creates a state option to expand Medicaid and CHIP to immigrants without lawful status. The bill also makes coverage available under the Affordable Care Act marketplace to immigrants regardless of immigration status and preserves existing health coverage access during immigration proceedings.
What’s in the bill (8 sections)
Sec. 2. Purpose
Sec. 3. Removing barriers to health coverage for lawfully residing
Sec. 4. Consistency in health insurance coverage for individuals with
Sec. 5. Removing citizenship and immigration barriers to access to
Sec. 6. State option to expand medicaid and chip to individuals without
Sec. 7. Preserving access to coverage
Sec. 8. Removing barriers to health coverage for lawfully present
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24 Jun 24, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24 Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 24 Jun 24, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jun 24
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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