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H.R. 6854

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6854, the No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 18, 2025 by Rep. Randy Fine (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 6854 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb6854/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6854 IH: No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session  H. R. 6854  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 18, 2025   Mr. Fine  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit aliens from receiving Federal public benefits, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act  .
2.
Federal public benefit eligibility
(a)
Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal public benefits
Section 401 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a) to read as follows:
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act), is not eligible for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection (c)).
 ;
(2)
by repealing subsection (b); and
(3)
in subsection (c), by inserting  cash assistance,  after  unemployment benefit, .
(b)
Definitions
Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1641 ) is repealed.
(c)
Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs
Section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1612 ).
(d)
Repealing limited eligibility of qualified aliens
Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1613 ) is repealed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit aliens from receiving Federal public benefits, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Randy Fine (R) sponsors H.R. 6854, and 9 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6854 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6854 has taken 2 actions since Dec 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 6854 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6854 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act — Display Title
  • No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit aliens from receiving Federal public benefits, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6854 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)—District of Columbia12—
ACT FOR AMERICAGrassroots non-profit organization focused on safety and securityDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)12—
ACT FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
TERRY MCNAUGHTON112
GREGORY ALLEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)2025 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Amendme…
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)2025 first_quarter$270K1st Quarter - Report
ACT FOR AMERICAACT FOR AMERICA2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6854 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6854’s is Immigration.

hr6854/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com