EMPSA has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 69 words.
Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or EMPSA This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
Context
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Policy area
- Social Welfare: 12 of 1,043 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 15 of 292 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 314 words
- Subjects
- Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceMarriage and family statusPoverty and welfare assistance
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]