To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for continued eligibility for supplemental security income and food stamps with regard to certain classifications of aliens.
Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for the continued eligibility for food stamps and supplemental security income for legal immigrants receiving such benefits as of the date of enactment of such Act, and for refugees present in the United States as of such date. Provides such benefits for five years to other refugees, asylees, and aliens under withheld deportation.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Referred to House Agriculture
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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