Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021

The Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021 (S. 1930) would expand access to federal public benefits for citizens of the Freely Associated States—the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau—who are lawfully residing in the United States. Under current law, these individuals are permitted to live and work in the U.S. but are ineligible for most federal assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This bill would remove those restrictions and waive the standard five-year waiting period typically required for immigrants to qualify for these means-tested benefits.