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HR 6405 117th Congress House Social Welfare Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Family relationships Marriage and family status Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

Introduced: August 23, 2022 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jan 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

This bill eliminates certain marriage-related criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for Disabled Adult Children (DAC). It also expands access to Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid for married DAC recipients.

What's happening now January 14, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 4, 2022
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 15, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· Aug 23, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Aug 12, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2022
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 6, 2022
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6405: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6405/
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"H.R. 6405: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6405/.
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H.R. 6405, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6405/.
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