3.0.0 947 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z House HR 2019-02-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 21 (Monday, February 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 947.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;[and . . .]To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1350]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-04T17:27:27Z Referred to 2019-02-04T16:31:50Z Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act 116 208 HR 2019-01-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Related bill CRS 2019-02-04 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Committee 2019-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-02-04 True R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2019-02-04 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-02-04 True P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2019-02-04 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2019-02-04 True S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2019-02-04 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-02-14 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2020-12-03 False Social Welfare Administrative remedies American Samoa Caribbean area Guam Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Social Security Administration U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Social Welfare 00 2019-02-04 Introduced in House 2020-02-29T15:45:23Z Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. (When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories.)

This bill also eliminates a limit on payments from various Department of Health and Human Services programs to the territories.

The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the program to each territory.


]]> Supplemental Security Income Equality Act Display Title Supplemental Security Income Equality Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Supplemental Security Income Equality Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr947ih/xml/BILLS-116hr947ih.xml 2019-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. 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.