SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend through FY2012 the eligibility period for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act for certain aliens and victims of trafficking.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a diversity immigrant VISA petition fee of $30, which shall be deposited directly in the general fund of the Treasury. Applies such fees only to petitions filed before October 1, 2013.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 3, 2011 to Feb 27, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Oct 3, 2011 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| R-FL | David Rivera | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 27, 2012 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2011 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2011 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Oct 24, 2011 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Oct 5, 2011Referred for a period ending not later than October 5 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
- Oct 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 3, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1746)
- Oct 3, 2011Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1746 | Jim McDermott D-WA | Oct 3, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6505.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1618 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 22, 2011 |
| S 1721 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Oct 21, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
