Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020 This bill eliminates residency requirements for a citizen of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, or Palau to be eligible to receive certain federal public benefits. (A citizen of one of these countries may stay and work in the United States as a nonresident alien without a visa. But as a nonresident alien, that individual is ineligible for most federal public benefits under current law.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Immigration
Immigration status and proceduresInternational law and treatiesMarshall IslandsMicronesiaOceaniaPalauPoverty and welfare assistance
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8911| House
| Updated: 12/9/2020
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020 This bill eliminates residency requirements for a citizen of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, or Palau to be eligible to receive certain federal public benefits. (A citizen of one of these countries may stay and work in the United States as a nonresident alien without a visa. But as a nonresident alien, that individual is ineligible for most federal public benefits under current law.)