H.R. 2949 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2015 Mr. McHenry (for himself and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act. 2. Exclusion of payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments made under a State eugenics compensation program shall not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any Federal public benefit. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Federal public benefit The term Federal public benefit means— (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States; and (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States. (2) State eugenics compensation program The term State eugenics compensation program means a program established by State law that is intended to compensate individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the State.