Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

H.R.537 through Congress

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HouseJan 28, 2021IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 28, 2021

Supplemental Security Income Equality Act This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. This is a federal program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs. When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories. The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the SSI program to each territory. This bill also eliminates a limit on payments from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other Department of Health and Human Services programs to the territories.

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Who introduced it

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · R–PR

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Ways and Means Committee

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Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr537/BILLS-117hr537ih.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/537

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr537/BILLS-117hr537ih.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/537

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr537/BILLS-117hr537ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.537, 117th Congress: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/537

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr537/BILLS-117hr537ih.htm

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