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115th Congress > House > Vote 542
Clerk session vote number: 543
Sponsor: NOEM, Kristi (R-SD)
Description: Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
Bill summary: Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of benefits under those titles to an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for: (1) committing, or attempting to commit, a felony; or (2) violating a condition of parole or probation.
Current law prohibits
the payment of such benefits to an individual who: (1) is fleeing to avoid prosecution or confinement for committing, or attempting commit, a felony; or (2) is violating a condition of parole or probation.
Bill titles: To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.
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