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S 989 110th Congress Senate Social Welfare Cemeteries and funerals Commerce Contracts Law Supplemental security income program Trusts and trustees Welfare eligibility

A bill 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 26, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 26, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 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 26, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1