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HR 592 109th 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: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 2005
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 disregard State paid annuities for blind veterans and their spouses in determining SSI benefits.

What's happening now February 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 592: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-592/
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"H.R. 592: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-592/.
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H.R. 592, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-592/.
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[H.R. 592: 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/109-HR-592/)
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