H.R. 2608 - SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

H.R. 2608 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for two years the eligibility of certain refugees, asylees, and other immigrants with pending applications for naturalization for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2008 through 2010, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.

Other Titles

• SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
• SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
• SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
• SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
• An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.

Sponsor

James McDermott

Co-Sponsors

• Philip English
• Jerrold Nadler
• Raul Grijalva
• Keith Ellison
• Michael McNulty
• Fortney Stark
• Betty McCollum
• Xavier Becerra
• Lincoln Diaz-Balart
• Danny Davis
• Richard Neal
• Earl Blumenauer
• John Lewis
• Sander Levin
• Gerald Weller

Subjects

• Welfare
• Administrative fees
• Administrative procedure
• Administrative remedies
• Aged
• Budgets
• Collection of accounts
• Debt
• Department of the Treasury
• Disabled
• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Federal-state relations
• Finance
• Fraud
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Immigrants
• Immigration
• Income tax
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Labor
• Law
• Naturalization
• Politics and government
• Refugees
• Right of asylum
• State and local government
• State politics and government
• Supplemental security income program
• Taxation
• Unemployment insurance
• Welfare eligibility

Related Bills

• S. 821 (110^th) : SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

Major Actions

Introduced	6/07/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (2 proposed)
Passed House	7/11/2007
Passed Senate	8/01/2008
Signed by President	9/30/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	7/11/2007	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5260 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5261 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/07/2007
		6/07/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
		6/12/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
		7/11/2007	Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		7/11/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		7/11/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2608.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	7/11/2007	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/16/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
		8/01/2008	Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	8/01/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		8/01/2008	Amendment SA 5260 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Smith.
select this vote	Vote	8/01/2008	Amendment SA 5260 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2008	Amendment SA 5261 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Smith.
select this vote	Vote	8/01/2008	Amendment SA 5261 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	9/17/2008	Cleared for White House.
		9/18/2008	Mr. McDermott moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
		9/18/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2608.
		9/18/2008	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	9/23/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	9/30/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	9/30/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-328.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5260	Smith, Gordon [R-OR]	August 1, 2008	Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5261	Smith, Gordon [R-OR]	August 1, 2008	Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2008.
	To amend the title. Show amendment details