# 2026-14539 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-14539, rule is Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility; agency is Homeland Security Department; effective date is 2026-09-18; dates, as printed is The final rule is effective on September 18, 2026. This rule applies to applications for admission made on or after September 18, 2026 or applications for adjustment of status postmarked or electronically submitted on or after September 18, 2026. Receipt of means-tested public benefits before September 18, 2026 will be considered consistently with the 2022 Final Rule; cfr parts amended is 8 CFR 103, 8 CFR 212, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-14539 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Homeland Security Department _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-09-18 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** The final rule is effective on September 18, 2026. This rule applies to applications for admission made on or after September 18, 2026 or applications for adjustment of status postmarked or electronically submitted on or after September 18, 2026. Receipt of means-tested public benefits before September 18, 2026 will be considered consistently with the 2022 Final Rule. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 8 CFR 103, 8 CFR 212 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-07-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-11&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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