[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3594 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3594

To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits 
                           to illegal aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 1993

   Mr. Sangmeister introduced the following bill; which was referred 
     jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits 
                           to illegal aliens.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND 
              UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no direct Federal 
financial benefit or social insurance benefit may be paid or otherwise 
given to any person not lawfully present in the United States, except 
emergency medical assistance or pursuant to a provision of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (b) Unemployment Benefits.--No alien who has not been granted 
employment authorization pursuant to Federal law shall be eligible for 
unemployment benefits.
    (c) Construction.--This section shall not apply to the provision of 
foreign aid to aliens abroad.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``person 
not lawfully within the United States'' means any person who at the 
time the person applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal 
financial benefit or social insurance benefit is not a United States 
citizen, a permanent resident alien, an asylee, a refugee, a parolee, 
or a nonimmigrant in status.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF IMMIGRATION STATUS OF ALIENS APPLYING FOR 
              BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
carrying out the prohibition under section 1, the head of each Federal 
agency which provides a direct Federal financial benefit or social 
insurance benefit shall utilize the immigration status verification 
system of such Federal Agency or the Systematic Alien Verification For 
Entitlements Program (SAVE) of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service to determine the immigration status of aliens applying for any 
such benefit.
    (b) Notification to INS.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the head of each Federal agency which provides a direct Federal 
financial benefit or social insurance benefit shall notify the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding applications for such 
benefits by persons not lawfully within the United States.

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