To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for certain permanent resident aliens who are unable because of physical or developmental disability or mental impairment to naturalize.

Summary

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make certain permanent resident aliens who are unable to naturalize because of physical or developmental disability or mental impairment eligible for food stamps or supplemental security income benefits.

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Timeline

1. 17 April 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to House Ways and Means

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 April 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 April 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 April 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 23 April 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

   Source: Committee

6. 28 April 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 April 1997 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 April 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 April 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
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