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HR 361 101th Congress House Social Welfare Poverty Public assistance programs Supplemental security income program

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to gradually raise the level of supplemental security income benefits to the poverty line over a 3-year period.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 12, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to gradually increase SSI benefits so that they are set at the Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Poverty Income Guidelines on and after January 1, 1992.

What's happening now January 12, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 8, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 361: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to gradually raise the level of supplemental security income benefits to the poverty line over a 3-year period.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-361/
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"H.R. 361: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to gradually raise the level of supplemental security income benefits to the poverty line over a 3-year period.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-361/.
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H.R. 361, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-361/.
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[H.R. 361: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to gradually raise the level of supplemental security income benefits to the poverty line over a 3-year period.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-361/)
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