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HR 5920 97th Congress House Social Welfare Aliens Immigration Old age, survivors and disability insurance Public Welfare and Charities Public assistance programs Social security eligibility

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and to impose further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.

Introduced: March 22, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 22, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 22, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit entitlement to title II benefits in the case of an individual who is not a U. S. citizen or national if such individual: (1) is not a permanent resident of the United States; or (2) is outside the United States. Prohibits the payment of title II benefits to any dependent or survivor of such an individual on the basis of such individual's wages and self-employment income.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the benefit involved is payable to such an individual as the dependent or survivor of: (1) a U. S. citizen or national; (2) a permanent resident of the United States; or (3) a U. S. citizen or national residing outside the United States if the relationship required for such individual's entitlement already existed at the time such national or citizen reached age 50.

Authorizes the payment of title II benefits to an individual who is not entitled to benefits pursuant to this Act until the total amount of such benefits equals the total amount of any taxes paid on the wages and self-employment income on which the benefits are based.

What's happening now March 25, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 6, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5920: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and to impose further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5920/
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"H.R. 5920: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and to impose further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5920/.
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H.R. 5920, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5920/.
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[H.R. 5920: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and to impose further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5920/)
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