To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Prohibits direct Federal financial benefits or social insurance benefits (including aid to families with dependent children, supplemental security income, food stamps, and public housing assistance) to aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.
Prohibits unemployment benefits to aliens who have not been granted employment authorization under Federal law.
Makes a limited exception from this prohibition for benefits under the old age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) program; but prohibits taking into account unauthorized wages paid on or after enactment of this Act in crediting quarters of coverage for the OASDI program under the Social Security Act.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1080: To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1080/
"H.R. 1080: To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1080/.
H.R. 1080, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1080/.
[H.R. 1080: To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1080/)