118th Congress Social Welfare
S. 2767: SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
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Summary
This bill increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources.
Specifically, the bill increases the resource limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples. The bill annually adjusts the limits for inflation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Robert Casey D-PAOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Rick Scott R-FL
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Sherrod Brown SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.