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HR 947 116th Congress House

Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Official title: To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative remediesAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaGuam
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Poverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoSocial Security AdministrationU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. (When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories.)

This bill also eliminates a limit on payments from various Department of Health and Human Services programs to the territories.

The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the program to each territory.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 208 Related bill Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Rice, Kathleen
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 4, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 947: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-947/
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"H.R. 947: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-947/.
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H.R. 947, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-947/.
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