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HR 6291 97th Congress House Social Welfare Supplemental security income program

A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes…

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A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits or the amount of such benefits.

Introduced: May 5, 1982 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
May 5, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to exclude from income, for purposes of determining SSI eligibility, reparations paid to Holocaust survivors by the Government of West Germany.

What's happening now May 11, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 5, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6291: A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits or the amount of such benefits.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6291/
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"H.R. 6291: A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits or the amount of such benefits.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6291/.
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H.R. 6291, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6291/.
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[H.R. 6291: A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits or the amount of such benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6291/)
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