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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Official title: 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 improve further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.
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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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 213: 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 improve further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-213/
"S. 213: 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 improve further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-213/.
S. 213, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-213/.
[S. 213: 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 improve further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-213/)