HOUSE 947116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Last Action: 2/4/2019

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2019-02-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
2019-02-04Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-02-04Introduced in House
2019-02-04Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-04 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (8)

JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Kathleen Rice (D-NY)

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