3.0.0 4307 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z Senate S 2020-07-23 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-23T20:47:25Z 2020-07-23 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N Immigration Administrative remedies Aging Citizenship and naturalization Crime victims Disability assistance Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Poverty and welfare assistance Refugees, asylum, displaced persons User charges and fees Immigration 00 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-08T14:46:03Z Protecting Benefits for Elderly Refugees and Refugees with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill extends the eligibility period for certain aliens to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The bill also waives naturalization fees for SSI recipients.

Currently, certain aliens, such as refugees and victims of trafficking, are eligible to receive SSI benefits for a seven-year period. For such an alien whose eligibility expired after January 31, 2020, this bill extends that alien's eligibility to September 30, 2021.

Furthermore, during the period from January 31, 2020, to September 30, 2021, such a qualifying alien's eligibility for SSI benefits shall not expire while the alien has (1) a pending naturalization application, (2) an application on appeal, or (3) an accepted application but the alien has not yet sworn in as a U.S. citizen.

]]> Protecting Benefits for Elderly Refugees and Refugees with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Display Title Protecting Benefits for Elderly Refugees and Refugees with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Benefits for Elderly Refugees and Refugees with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4307is/xml/BILLS-116s4307is.xml 2020-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.