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S. 3346, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3346 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title....

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H.R. 6607, The Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6607 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide monthly benefits for certain uninsured children living without parents....

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S. 2872, The Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2872 would amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rates and certified as total by reason of unemployability by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles....

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H.R. 5812, The Robert James Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5812 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries....

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H.R. 5515, The New Employee Verification Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5515 would amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, it would amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and it would improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts....

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S. 2570, The Robert James Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2570 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries....

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H.R. 4922, The Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4922 would provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account....

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H.R. 4073, The Non-Citizen Identification Act

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4073 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the issuance of Social Security cards with enhanced security features, it would provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and it would provide for the issuance ...

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H.R. 2943, The Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2943 would amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles....

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H.R. 2713, The Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2713 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries, and to provide for a study by the Commissioner regarding possible improvements in disability claims processing....

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H.R. 1668, The Proportionate Final Benefit Act of 2007

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1668 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death....

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H.R. 1380, The Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1380 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month....

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H.R. 1158, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1158 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce....

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H.R. 1162, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1162 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability....

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H.R. 1090, The Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1090 would amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts that ensure full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term Social Security solvency, and make certain benefit improvements....

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H.R. 1104, The Foster Children Self-Support Act

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1104 would ensure that foster children are able to use their social security and supplemental security income benefits to address their needs and improve their lives....

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H.R. 732, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 732 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title....

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H.R. 736, The No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 736 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States....

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H.R. 685, The Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 685 would amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries....

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H.R. 532, The Seniors Offering Quality Child Care Act of 2007

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 532 would amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the availability and affordability of quality child care services by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce....

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H.R. 441, The Retirement Security for America's Domestic Workers Act of 2007

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 441 would amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to coordinate the threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees under Social Security with the amount required for a quarter of coverage....

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H.R. 368, The Notch Fairness Act of 2007

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 368 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977....

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H.R. 385, The Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 385 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions....

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H.R. 332, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 332 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title....

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H.R. 340, The Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 340 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least 10 years....

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