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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2287 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable 

wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens 

illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income 

derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2009 

Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of 

California, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. GINNY

BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 

ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. SMITH of 

Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude 

from creditable wages and self-employment income wages 

earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the 

United States and self-employment income derived from 

a trade or business illegally conducted in the United 

States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Social Security for 

3 Illegal Immigrants Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT 

5 FROM EMPLOYMENT UPON WHICH CRED6 ITABLE WAGES MAY BE BASED. 

7 Section 210(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 410(a)(19)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘(19) Service’’ and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(19)(A) Service performed by an alien while 

12 employed in the United States for any period during 

13 which the alien is not authorized to be so employed. 

14 ‘‘(B) Service’’. 

15 SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF UNAUTHORIZED FUNCTIONS AND 

16 SERVICES FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM 

17 WHICH CREDITABLE SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN18 COME MAY BE DERIVED. 

19 Section 211(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 411(c)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘him.’’ and in24 serting ‘‘him; or’’; and 

25 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol26 lowing new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(7) The performance of a function or service 

2 in the United States by an alien during any period 

3 for which the alien is not authorized to perform such 

4 function or service in the United States.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

7 respect to wages earned, and self-employment income de8 rived, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 

9 this Act. Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social 

10 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(f)(1)), as soon as practicable 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis12 sioner of Social Security shall recompute all primary in13 surance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out such 

14 amendments. Such amendments shall affect benefits only 

15 for months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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