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HR 667 105th Congress House Immigration Agriculture and Food Aliens Disabled Food stamps Health Medicaid Residence requirements Social Welfare Supplemental security income program Welfare eligibility

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and Food Stamps for totally and permanently disabled permanent resident aliens.

Introduced: February 11, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 11, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Feb 11, 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.
Feb 11, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 11, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide an exception to food stamp and supplemental security income limited eligibility for totally and permanently disabled permanent resident aliens whose disability arose after U.S. admission.

What's happening now February 13, 1997

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

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