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HR 537 117th 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: April 27, 2022 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 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. This is a federal program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs. When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories.

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

This bill also eliminates a limit on payments from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other Department of Health and Human Services programs to the territories.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 157 Related bill Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
  • HR 5376 Related bill An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 27, 2022
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 28, 2021
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 28, 2021
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 537: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-537/
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"H.R. 537: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-537/.
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