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S. 5331 · 119th Congress (2025–2027)

Protect American Values Act of 2026

A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.

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Referred to committee

Latest actionReferred to committee

This bill’s path

This is S. 5331’s recorded path, not a universal congressional workflow.

How bills become lawAll actions

  1. Introduced

  2. Passed Senate

  3. Passed House

  4. Sent to President

  5. Signed into law

Sponsor
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors

15 original · 0 later

14 D · 1 I

  1. Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  2. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  3. Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  4. Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  5. Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  6. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  7. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  8. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  9. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  10. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  11. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  12. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  13. Sen. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  14. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
  15. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· Original · Aug 6, 2026
Policy area
Immigration

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  1. Introduced in Senate

    Document: Introduced in Senate

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  2. Latest

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Sources

Committees

  1. SenateJudiciaryReferred Aug 6, 2026

Text & titles

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Introduced in Senate
Titles (2)

  1. Protect American Values Act of 2026

    Display title, Short title · Introduced in Senate

  2. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.

    Official title · Introduced in Senate