HR 7853 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent payment, in certain cases, of disability insurance benefits for a physical or mental condition arising from an individual's commission of a crime or the individual's incarceration in a penal institution, to exclude from the definition of "full-time student" any individual incarcerated in a penal institution following a felony conviction, and to provide that disability insurance benefits may not be paid to individuals incarcerated in a penal institution following a felony conviction, unless, that individual is participating in a rehabilitation program which has been approved by a court of law.

Introduced 1980-07-28· Sponsored by Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1980-07-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent the payment of disability benefits to an individual where the disability occurred in connection with the commission of a crime for which the individual was convicted or where the disability arose from the individual's confinement in a penal institution; (2) exclude from the definition of "full-time student" any individual incarcerated in a penal institution pursuant to a felony conviction; and (3) prohibit the payment of disability benefits to an individual incarcerated pursuant to a felony conviction, unless the individual is actively and satisfactorily participating in an approved rehabilitation program.…

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