Rep. Roy Introduces Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act, legislation requiring hospitals that receive federal health care funding to ask patients, or their representatives, to indicate on admission or registration forms whether the patient is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, present in the United States on a valid visa, or lawfully present in the country.

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"For years, Americans have watched overcrowded emergency rooms, rising healthcare costs, and strained hospital resources while being kept in the dark about the potential billions of taxpayer dollars spent on healthcare for those who are in the country illegally. That lack of accountability is unacceptable and absurd. The Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act delivers the transparency and accountability Americans deserve by ensuring hospitals report the extent to which illegal aliens are adding to the fiscal burden of our healthcare system," said Rep. Roy.

"The Immigration Accountability Project stands fully behind Congressman Roy's Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act. By requiring hospitals to track and report the immigration status of patients, we can finally pull back the curtain on the massive costs of uncompensated care for illegal aliens. It is time for accountability in our healthcare system," said Grant Newman, Director of Government Relations, Immigration Accountability Project.

"The Biden administration embraced mass migration and allowed millions of illegal aliens into our country, leading medical expenses for illegal aliens and their families to spike to over $40 billion annually. The Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act is a crucial step in providing transparency, showing the true cost of illegal immigration to American taxpayers, and holding illegal aliens accountable. FAIR applauds Congressman Roy for introducing this important bill to ensure our laws are upheld and that American citizens come first," said Joe Chatham, Director of Government Relations, Federation for American Immigration Reform.

"For decades, Washington has hidden the health care cost of illegal immigration and handed American taxpayers the bill. Florida finally asked the question and found taxpayers paid $566 million in one year. Nationally, the cost is already estimated at least $21 billion, and that may be the floor.

"Congressman Roy's bill does not touch patient care. It simply requires hospitals taking federal dollars to report the data taxpayers deserve to see. If Democrats and their sanctuary allies really believe illegal aliens 'pay their way,' they should have no problem proving it.

"NICE fully supports the Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act and urges every member serious about fiscal accountability and immigration enforcement to cosponsor it. Congressman Roy has been one of the strongest immigration enforcement lawmakers ever to serve in Congress. Hill Country sent him to Washington to fight, and he damn well did. He will keep fighting in his next chapter, and we will be right there with him," said RJ Hauman, President, National Immigration Center for Enforcement.

"The Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act is a common-sense reform bringing essential transparency and accountability to our strained healthcare system. This bill sheds light on the massive burden to taxpayers driven by illegal immigrants stealing healthcare. The American people deserve to know the true costs of illegals siphoning care. Congressman Roy's legislation is a responsible step toward fiscal sanity and the rule of law," said Daniel West, Government Relation Director, Heritage Action.