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HR 1455 105th Congress House

Disabled Children's Federal Assistance Protection Act

Official title: To preserve the eligibility for Federal loans and guarantees of disabled children whose supplemental security income benefits are terminated by the Personal Re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To preserve the eligibility for Federal loans and guarantees of disabled children whose supplemental security income benefits are terminated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

Introduced: April 24, 1997 See on congress.gov
Families Collection of accountsDebtDisability evaluationDisabled
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Disabled childrenEconomics and Public FinanceFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingLoan defaultsSocial WelfareSupplemental security income programWelfare eligibility
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Children's Federal Assistance Protection Act - Amends Federal law to waive treatment of specified Supplemental Security Income (SSI) overpayments (under title XVI of the Social Security Act) as debt rendering certain disabled children ineligible for Federal loans and guarantees (thus preserving the eligibility of such children whose SSI benefits are terminated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 but are continued pending final court action).

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 24, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 24, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 24, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1455: Disabled Children's Federal Assistance Protection Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1455/
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"H.R. 1455: Disabled Children's Federal Assistance Protection Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1455/.
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H.R. 1455, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1455/.
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