Introduced in House
American Families First Assistance Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the American Families First Assistance Act.
SEC. 2. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIESTrack this section →
Section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3), by repealing subparagraph (A); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Limited eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 431) is not eligible for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who is described in paragraph (1), (7) (with respect to a national of Cuba), or (8) of section 431(b)..