42 U.S.C. § 1381a
Basic entitlement to benefits
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 1381a, Basic entitlement to benefits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477203
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Every aged, blind, or disabled individual who is determined under part A to be eligible on the basis of his income and resources shall, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, be paid benefits by the Commissioner of Social Security.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Deficit Reduction Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994House: 431–0Senate: no recorded tally