# 114-hr-2949: Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act

114-hr-2949, Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2949
- Congress: 114
- Title: Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2015-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act Excludes payments made under a state eugenics compensation program from classification as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any federal public benefit. Defines "state eugenics compensation program" as a state program for compensating individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the state.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2949 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2949)

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- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2949 (as of 2025-11-18).