The United States Congress has passed a bill stopping all social benefits to former Nazi soldiers now residing in the US, reports CNN.
"While the number of Nazis receiving Social Security is few, allowing payments to continue is an insult to those who suffered at the hands of the Nazis," the Republican Rep for Texas, Sam Johnson, was quoted as saying.
The bill, named the 'No Social Security for Nazis Act', was passed unanimously by the House on Tuesday.
Commenting on the unity of the House regarding the bill, the Democratic Rep of New York, Carolyn Maloney told CNN: "If we can't agree on this, my goodness what can we agree on?"
Also see our earlier posts:
Nazi war criminal 'died in Syria' (01 Dec 2014)
89 year old arrested in US, charged over Auschwitz (19 Jun 2014)
Why Nazi hunting remains crucial – NYT editorial (11 Jan 2014)
‘Late, but not too late’ (10 Jan 2014)
Former Nazi guard charged with French massacre (08 Jan 2014)