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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1080

To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for

aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1993

Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BAKER

of Louisiana, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.

DREIER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,

Mr. CRANE, Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. WELDON, Mr. ROYCE,

Mr. GOSS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. SAM

JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GORDON, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.

HANCOCK, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HORN, Mr. KYL, Mr.

POMBO, Mr. HUFFINGTON, and Mr. COX) introduced the following bill;

which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent

residents.

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. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL

2 BENEFITS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

3 TO ALIENS WHO ARE NOT LAWFUL PERMA4 NENT RESIDENTS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the en6 actment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision

7 of law, no direct Federal financial benefit or social insur8 ance benefit, including (but not limited to)—

9 (1) payments under the aid to families with de10 pendent children program under part A of title IV

11 of the Social Security Act,

12 (2) benefits under the supplemental security in13 come program under title XVI of the Social Security

14 Act,

15 (3) food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of

16 1977, and

17 (4) financial assistance (as defined in section

18 214(b) of the Housing and Community Development

19 Act of 1980),

20 may be paid or otherwise given to any person who is not

21 a citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully

22 admitted for permanent residence, or an alien otherwise

23 lawfully and permanently residing in the United States (as

24 defined in subsection (e)), except pursuant to a provision

25 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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1 (b) UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—No alien who has

2 not been granted employment authorization pursuant to

3 Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.

4 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not

6 apply to benefits paid under the old age, survivors,

7 and disability insurance program under title II of

8 the Social Security Act.

9 (2) NO CREDIT FOR WAGES FOR UNAUTHOR10 IZED EMPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other

11 provision of law, wages paid on or after the date of

12 the enactment of this Act with respect to an alien’s

13 employment which is not authorized under law shall

14 not be taken into account in crediting quarters of

15 coverage under title II of the Social Security Act.

16 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not apply to

17 the provision of foreign aid to aliens abroad.

18 (e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

19 term ‘‘alien otherwise lawfully and permanently residing

20 in the United States’’ means any person who at the time

21 the person applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a

22 Federal financial benefit or social insurance benefit is an

23 asylee, a refugee, or a parolee.

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