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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. HUN-
TER, 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, Agri-
culture, and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemploy-
ment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent
residents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL
BENEFITS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
TO ALIENS WHO ARE NOT LAWFUL PERMA-
NENT RESIDENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no direct Federal financial benefit or social insur-
ance benefit, including (but not limited to)—
(1) payments under the aid to families with de-
pendent children program under part A of title IV
of the Social Security Act,
(2) benefits under the supplemental security in-
come program under title XVI of the Social Security
Act,
(3) food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of
1977, and
(4) financial assistance (as defined in section
214(b) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1980),
may be paid or otherwise given to any person who is not
a citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, or an alien otherwise
lawfully and permanently residing in the United States (as
defined in subsection (e)), except pursuant to a provision
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—No alien who has
not been granted employment authorization pursuant to
Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.
(c) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not
apply to benefits paid under the old age, survivors,
and disability insurance program under title II of
the Social Security Act.
(2) NO CREDIT FOR WAGES FOR UNAUTHOR-
IZED
EMPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, wages paid on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act with respect to an alien’s
employment which is not authorized under law shall
not be taken into account in crediting quarters of
coverage under title II of the Social Security Act.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not apply to
the provision of foreign aid to aliens abroad.
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘alien otherwise lawfully and permanently residing
in the United States’’ means any person who at the time
the person applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a
Federal financial benefit or social insurance benefit is an
asylee, a refugee, or a parolee.
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