3.0.0 1529 2022-11-01T17:03:25Z 2022-11-01T17:03:25Z House HR 2019-03-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KATKO:H.R. 1529.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2369]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-05T16:28:56Z Referred to 2019-03-05T17:05:25Z 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-03-05 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Committee 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 N K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2019-03-05 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-04-30 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-04-30 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-05-08 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-05-30 False B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2019-05-30 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-05-30 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-06-10 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2019-06-27 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-07-24 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-09-09 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2019-09-24 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-10-23 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-11-19 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2019-12-11 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-12-13 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2020-01-24 False T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2020-02-25 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-03-02 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-09-14 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-09-14 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2020-09-14 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2020-09-23 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2020-10-23 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-10-23 False Social Welfare Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2019-03-05 Introduced in House 2020-12-29T17:35:16Z Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act or the MAPSA Act

This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)


]]> Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act Display Title Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1529ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1529ih.xml 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.