SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act

An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.

8/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to extend through FY2011 the supplemental security income (SSI) benefits eligibility of certain aliens (refugees, asylees, and elderly noncitizens with pending naturalization applications) and victims of trafficking in persons, including such aliens and victims whose SSI benefits ceased in prior fiscal years. Requires a sworn declaration from such aliens or victims (except children under age 18) that they have made a good faith effort to pursue U.S. citizenship.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to offset overpayments of federal taxes by any amount owed to a state for a covered unemployment compensation debt. Defines "covered unemployment compensation debt" as a past-due debt (including penalties and interest) for erroneous payment of state unemployment compensation due to fraud which has become final under state law and remains uncollected for not more than 10 years. Terminates the Secretary's offset authority after 10 years.
Requires states to notify by certified mail any individual who owes a covered unemployment compensation debt before taking action to offset such debt. Gives such individual 60 days to present evidence that such debt is not legally enforceable or was not incurred due to fraud. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations pertaining to such notices.


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Sponsor

• Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
• and 15 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Gerald Weller [R, IL-11]
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Committees

• House Ways and Means
• 2 more
  • Senate Finance
  • House Ways and Means
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.2608

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.5260	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.5261	Pass	To amend the title.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
June 07, 2007		July 11, 2007		August 01, 2008		September 30, 2008		September 30, 2008

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• Enacted on Sep 30, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-328.
• Signed on Sep 30, 2008.
• Sep 23, 2008. Presented to President.
• Sep 17, 2008: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 17, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2608.
• Sep 17, 2008: Mr. McDermott moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
• Sep 17, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Aug 01, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Aug 01, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
• Aug 01, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Aug 01, 2008: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Jul 16, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 11, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jul 11, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2608.
• Jul 11, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 11, 2007: Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Jun 12, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• Introduced on Jun 07, 2007.

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• Welfare
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• Budgets
• Collection of accounts
• Debt
• Department of the Treasury
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• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Federal-state relations
• Finance
• Fraud
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Immigrants
• Immigration
• Income tax
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Labor
• Law
• Naturalization
• Politics and government
• Refugees
• Right of asylum
• State and local government
• State politics and government
• Supplemental security income program
• Taxation
• Unemployment insurance
• Welfare eligibility

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October 03, 2008 President Bush Signs HR 2608, S. 171, S. 2339, and S. 3241 Into Law

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