No American Benefits Abroad Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7097 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7097 To prohibit international wire transfers by public assistance recipients, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Hunt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit international wire transfers by public assistance recipients, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No American Benefits Abroad Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFERS BY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS. (a) In General.--An individual receiving public assistance may not transfer money from the United States to a person or entity outside of the United States by means of an international wire transfer. (b) Requirement on International Wire Transfer Providers.--Any person that provides international wire transfer services to individuals shall, before providing such services, require an individual to notify the provider, in writing, whether the individual receives public assistance. (c) Public Assistance Defined.--In this section, an individual receives ``public assistance'' if the individual receives any payment or other benefit from a means-tested welfare or public assistance program. <all>