Policy Update: 6/17/25

Written By Mandesha Thornton

Sasha@iaje.us

Congressional Updates:

House Reconciliation Bill

  • Article: The House Reconciliation Bill's Tax Provisions Will Increase Poverty and Penalize Immigrants

  • NILC Analysis

Senate Reconciliation Version

  • Steeper cuts to Medicaid (less funding for state Medicaid programs)

  • Immigrant Targeting: Excludes all lawfully present immigrants from Medicaid and CHIP except for:

    • Green card holders

    • Certain Cubans

    • COFA citizens

    • At state option: lawfully residing children and pregnant people

  • Extra Border enforcement funding: $6 billion

Immigration Enforcement Funding Comparison

  • House version: $27 billion

  • Senate version: $32 billion

H.R. 875: Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

  • Status: Passed House Judiciary Committee

  • Bill Text

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