Observing the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
- Last Action
- 3/27/2023
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- 2023-01-10Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2023-01-10Introduced in House
- 2023-01-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-10 (00)
Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 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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