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H.R. 7716 (96th)

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to impose limitations with respect to the benefits otherwise payable to convicted felons thereunder.

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Introduced

1 July 1980

Last action

1 July 1980 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Ambro, Jerome A. [D-NY-3], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. [R-VA-4], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Royer, William [R-CA-11], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8], Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6], Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Leach, Claude (Buddy), Jr. [D-LA-4], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2]

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Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize a U.S. court to penalize an individual convicted of a felony by excluding any wages and self-employment income earned by such individual during the calendar year in which such conviction occurs or any prior year from the wages and income of such individual for purposes of determining the old age, survivors and disability insurance (OASDI) benefits payable to that individual. Declares that such a penalty shall cease to apply after such individual serves his or her sentence or is pardoned or paroled. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to certify directly to the administrator of a penal, correctional, or psychiatric institution the payments of OASDI benefits payable to any inmate who has been convicted of a felony or found not guilty of a felony by reason of insanity, provided such institution has established a system for obtaining reimbursement from its inmates for maintenance, rehabilitation, or related expenses. Prohibits the payment of any disability insurance benefits to any individual convicted of a felony if the disabling injury occurred during the commission of the felony. Prohibits the payment of any survivors insurance benefits to any individual who was convicted of the felonious homicide of the person upon whose earnings such benefits are based. Declares that for the purpose of determining OASDI benefits an individual shall not qualify as a full-time student during a period exceeding four months in which the individual does not attend school if the individual is incarcerated after being convicted of a felony or found guilty of a felony by reason of insanity. States that benefits withheld from incarcerated individuals pursuant to this Act shall be treated as having been paid to such individuals for purposes of determining the benefits to which other persons are entitled on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such individuals.

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Timeline

  1. 1 July 1980

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 July 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 July 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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