Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) Act

Congress finds the following:

(1) Section 400 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, signed into law by Bill Clinton, declares it a policy of the United States that noncitizens should not depend on public resources to meet their needs, and that the availability of public benefits should not constitute an incentive for immigration to the United States.

(2) Notwithstanding that policy, there are several areas where welfare benefits are made available to noncitizens.

(3) Congress intends by this Act to close that eligibility to all noncitizens, so that Federal welfare programs are available only to citizens of the United States.