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To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income…

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To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.

Introduced: March 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Mar 21, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 2007
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 provide that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements involving an irrevocable trust whose named beneficiary is the funeral provider are not to be considered, under the SSI program, as resources available to the individual.

What's happening now March 29, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 3, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2008
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 28, 2008
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1629: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1629/
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"H.R. 1629: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1629/.
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H.R. 1629, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1629/.
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[H.R. 1629: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1629/)
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