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S. 1698 · 114th Congress

Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act

Law · 114-241 · Oct 7, 2016
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TTR TillisSponsor
5 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R
RBR Burr TCD Carper TKD Kaine MWD Warner DFD Feinstein

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 25, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Nov 30, 2015
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2016
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2016
  5. President Signed Oct 7, 2016
  6. Law Oct 7, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 7, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act

(Sec. 2) This bill excludes payments made under a state eugenics compensation program from classification as income or resources for purposes of determining the eligibility of a recipient of such compensation for, or the amount of, any federal public benefit. The bill defines "state eugenics compensation program" as a state program for compensating individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the state.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act

Latest action (Oct 7, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-241.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 25, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 25, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Nov 30, 2015
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2016
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2016
  5. President Signed Oct 7, 2016
  6. Law Oct 7, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.