Benefits To Be Stripped From Non-US Citizens Under New Proposed Bill

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Source: Newsweek

Published Jan 24, 2026 at 06:37 AM EST updated Jan 24, 2026 at 07:12 AM EST


Non‑American citizens would lose access to a range of federal benefits under a new proposal introduced in Congress this week, the latest in a wave of legislation aimed at tightening eligibility for government assistance programs.

Why It Matters

The proposal comes amid broader efforts by Republicans and the Trump administration to realign federal spending with the "America First" policy agenda—prioritizing U.S. citizens for federal services and tightening immigration‑related access to welfare programs.

Over the past year, GOP lawmakers have pushed multiple measures tying welfare access to immigration restrictions, arguing that benefit programs have become overextended and financially unsustainable.

What To Know

On Thursday this week, Republican Representative Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin introduced a new bill "to restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States," according to its summary on Congress.gov. Congressman Grothman’s proposal, which has been given the title H.R.7213, has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As of Saturday, the bill had been introduced but had not advanced beyond committee referral.

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. this GDMFSOB Grothman is ugly inside and out

fuck you

[Doodley]

2. By the time Fine says, "Somalians, illegals, and even legal immigrants," you know he is a racist.

[cstanleytech]

3. It's easier and cheaper just to offer them the ability to stay providing they pay taxes and don't commit any felonies.

Then they can use such benefits because they would be chipping in like everyone else but the Republicans won't support it because they are using them as a punching bag to distract the public from the Republicans failure at running the country properly.

[riversedge]

4. Glenn Grothman, Repug is the man to always have an extra sandwich in his pocket

[William Seger]

5. "prioritizing U.S. citizens for federal services" -- what's left of them

These Republicans care as little about citizens who get any kind of public assistance as they do about non-citizens. What they really want is $0 of their taxes going to benefit anyone else.

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. So those with green cards that are here legally and pay taxes into the system would be ineligible?

Am I getting this right? Taxpaying people would get benefits from their taxation?

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

7. So we are starting down the road of the Nuremberg laws!

How exciting. We're living history-bad history, but history nonetheless.What's next? Time to start studying up on the French Resistence.

[Sessuch]

8. Republican agenda of America First?

The republican agenda has nothing to do with America. Their agenda is First Republicans. Everyone else to the back of the line.

[cstanleytech]

9. Yup, they're using the immigrants to distract from their failures and from what else they are doing.

[Skittles]

10. the "Christian pro-life party" strikes again

[Figarosmom]

11. Immigrants in the countrt illegally dont qualify

For benifits already. They pay into social security but they don't get benifits.

All Republicans seem to do is try to pass redundant bills. Just so they can get Dems voting no to use in ads.