A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that no benefits thereunder may be paid to convicted criminals who are inmates of penal institutions.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 January 1983

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Status

See H.R.1900.

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of title II benefits to an incarcerated felon during any month of confinement. Treats the benefits withheld as having been paid to the felon for purposes of the payment of benefits to other persons so entitled on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of the felon.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/944
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