I 
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 Com-
mittee 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Social Security for 
Illegal Immigrants Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT 
FROM EMPLOYMENT UPON WHICH CRED-
ITABLE WAGES MAY BE BASED. 
Section 210(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 410(a)(19)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(19) Service’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(19)(A) Service performed by an alien while 
employed in the United States for any period during 
which the alien is not authorized to be so employed. 
‘‘(B) Service’’. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF UNAUTHORIZED FUNCTIONS AND 
SERVICES FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM 
WHICH CREDITABLE SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN-
COME MAY BE DERIVED. 
Section 211(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
411(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘him.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘him; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) The performance of a function or service 
in the United States by an alien during any period 
for which the alien is not authorized to perform such 
function or service in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to wages earned, and self-employment income de-
rived, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(f)(1)), as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall recompute all primary in-
surance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out such 
amendments. Such amendments shall affect benefits only 
for months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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