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HR 172 108th Congress House Social Welfare Annuities Armed Forces and National Security Blind Disabled Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment State laws Supplemental security income program Veterans' pensions Welfare eligibility

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits.

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 2003
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 require the disregard of State paid annuities for blind veterans and their spouses in determining SSI benefits.
What's happening now January 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 7, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 172: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-172/
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"H.R. 172: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-172/.
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H.R. 172, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-172/.
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[H.R. 172: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-172/)
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