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HR 4617 113th Congress House

School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014

Official title: To condition the eligiblity of disabled children aged 16 or 17 for supplemental security income benefits on school attendance.

Introduced: May 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Disability and paralysisElementary and secondary educationPoverty and welfare assistance
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May 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2014
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 Latest action May 8, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to condition SSI benefits for disabled children aged 16 or 17 on school attendance, except where the Commissioner of Social Security determines that the individual has good medical cause to not attend school for part or all of a month.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Black, Diane
· May 8, 2014
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2014
Nunes, Devin
· May 8, 2014
Reichert, David
· May 8, 2014
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · May 8, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4617: School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4617/
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"H.R. 4617: School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4617/.
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H.R. 4617, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4617/.
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