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HR 26 106th Congress House Social Welfare Armed Forces and National Security Asians East Asia Guerrilla warfare History Philippines Supplemental security income program Veterans' benefits Welfare eligibility World War II

To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E9)
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that eligibility of the following individuals for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act shall not terminate by reason of a change of residence to the Philippines; but such benefit shall be reduced by 50 percent in the case of individuals who, as of January 1, 1990, were eligible for such benefits and, before August 15, 1945, served in the Philippine military forces while such forces were in the service of U.S. armed forces pursuant to the President's military order.

What's happening now January 19, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1802 Procedurally related Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 17, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 3, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 26: To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-26/
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"H.R. 26: To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-26/.
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H.R. 26, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-26/.
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[H.R. 26: To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-26/)
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