3.0.0 2753 2022-11-01T04:47:43Z 2022-11-01T04:47:43Z Senate S 2019-10-30 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-30T20:38:48Z Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019 116 4280 HR 2019-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Related bill CRS 2019-10-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-10-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-10-30 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-10-30 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-10-30 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-10-30 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-10-30 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-10-30 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-10-30 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-10-30 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-10-30 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-12-05 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-02-24 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-09-30 False Social Welfare Government information and archives Income tax credits Inflation and prices Marriage and family status Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance State and local taxation Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2019-10-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-18T20:52:41Z Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019

This bill modifies eligibility for, and other components of, Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This needs-based program, administered by the Social Security Administration, provides cash benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled.

Among other changes, the bill increases income and resource limits used to determine SSI eligibility. Current law excludes from income limits the first $240 of income from sources other than earnings and the first $780 of earned income. The bill increases these amounts to $1,476 and $4,788, respectively. Current law also allows SSI recipients to have $2,000 in resources if they are single or $3,000 in resources if they are married. The bill increases those amounts to $10,000 and $20,000, respectively. The bill also excludes from income and resource determinations (1) support furnished in kind, and (2) state tax refunds derived from specified state tax credits.

In addition, the bill equalizes treatment of married couples when both spouses receive SSI. Under current law, such a married couple receives a lower benefit amount and is subject to lower income and resource limits than would apply to two unmarried individuals. The bill instead sets benefit amounts and limits for these married couples at a rate that is twice that of unmarried SSI recipients.

Additionally, the bill eliminates the penalty for transfers of certain resources. Under current law, SSI recipients who transfer resources for less than fair market value may lose SSI eligibility for up to 36 months. The bill repeals this loss of eligibility.

The bill also indexes annual benefit increases to a price index that reflects the spending patterns of elderly consumers.

]]> Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019 Display Title Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2753is/xml/BILLS-116s2753is.xml 2019-10-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.