H.R. 4218: No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009
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H.R. 4218: No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-08 · Social Welfare · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-115.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-115. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators.
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Official text
No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · 1 cosponsors
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- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr4218.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr4218 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111