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SRES 551 109th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.

Introduced: August 3, 2006 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Illegal aliensImmigrationOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiaries
This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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In committee
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Aug 3, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8859)
Aug 3, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 3, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8859)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 551: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-551/
MLA
"S. Res. 551: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-551/.
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S. Res. 551, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-551/.
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[S. Res. 551: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that illegal immigrants should not receive Social Security benefits and that this prohibition should be strictly enforced.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-551/)
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