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S 1696 97th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to facilitate enforcement of provisions requiring suspension of benefits to inmates of prisons and other public institutions by ensuring the availability of…

Official title: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to facilitate enforcement of provisions requiring suspension of benefits to inmates of prisons and other public institu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to facilitate enforcement of provisions requiring suspension of benefits to inmates of prisons and other public institutions by ensuring the availability of necessary information from Federal instrumentalities.

Introduced: October 15, 1981 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Corrections and Correctional InstitutionsCriminal justice informationDisability insuranceGovernment Operations and Politics
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Government records, documents, and informationOld age, survivors and disability insurancePrisonersSocial WelfareSocial security eligibilitySupplemental security income program
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1981
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department.
Oct 1, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Oct 1, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 5, 1981

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to require Federal agencies to give to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon request, the names and social security account numbers of disability or SSI benefit recipients who are inmates of penal institutions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 15, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1696: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to facilitate enforcement of provisions requiring suspension of benefits to inmates of prisons and other public institutions by ensuring the availability of necessary information from Federal instrumentalities.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1696/
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"S. 1696: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to facilitate enforcement of provisions requiring suspension of benefits to inmates of prisons and other public institutions by ensuring the availability of necessary information from Federal instrumentalities.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1696/.
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S. 1696, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1696/.
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