House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that a blind or disabled child otherwise qualified may be eligible for SSI benefits even though not a resident of the United States, if such child is accompanying a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty overseas.
Sponsor: Rep. James Slattery D-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 9, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
47 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 34 Democrats
12 of 47 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Cooper (D-TN), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), James Florio (D-NJ), Barney Frank (D-MA), William Frenzel (R-MN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Jim Jontz (D-IN) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Slattery.
- H.R. 2987 (101st) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Leavenworth, Kansas, as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans…
- H.J.Res. 519 (101st) Designating April 16, 1990, as "National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day".
- H.R. 3429 (101st) Interstate Greyhound Racing Act of 1990
- H.R. 1171 (101st) To amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to require that cigarettes and cigarette advertising bear a label stating the…
- H.R. 3280 (101st) To provide that periods of training in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II be made creditable for Federal retirement purposes with…
- H.R. 3932 (101st) Medicaid Child Health Amendments of 1990
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.