[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 341 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 341

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Packard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits 
                          for 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 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 
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 non-immigrant in status.
    (e) Administration.--After the date of the enactment of this Act, 
any Federal entity or official involved in making available any Federal 
financial benefit, social insurance benefit, or unemployment benefit 
affected by this section shall take reasonable steps to determine 
whether any person seeking to obtain such a benefit is lawfully present 
in the United States.
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