HR 7879 · 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 deem convicted felon to have refused rehabilitation services under certain circumstances.

Introduced 1980-07-30· Sponsored by Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1980-07-30)

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 individuals' 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) state that rehabilitation services shall be considered generally inappropriate for an individual confined in a penal institution pursuant to a felony conviction and that such individual shall be deemed to have refused such services, unless a court of law determines otherwise.…

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