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HR 1416 105th Congress House Social Welfare Agriculture and Food Aliens Food stamps Immigration Naturalization Supplemental security income program Welfare eligibility

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: April 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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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
 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.

What's happening now April 30, 1997

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1