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HR 1416 105th Congress House

To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited eligibility for…

Official title: To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to provide … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps programs for permanent resident aliens who are applicants for naturalization.

Introduced: May 14, 1997 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Agriculture and FoodAliensFood stampsImmigration
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NaturalizationSupplemental security income programWelfare eligibility
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 23, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Apr 23, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 23, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 23, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to restrictions on welfare benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited eligibility for Supplemental Security Income benefits and food stamps for permanent resident aliens who are applicants for naturalization.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· May 14, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1416: To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps programs for permanent resident aliens who are applicants for naturalization.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1416/
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"H.R. 1416: To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps programs for permanent resident aliens who are applicants for naturalization.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1416/.
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H.R. 1416, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1416/.
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