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HR 256 118th Congress House Social Welfare Administrative remedies American Samoa Caribbean area Guam Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Social Security Administration U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Introduced: January 10, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Jan 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 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.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jan 10, 2023
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 10, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 10, 2023
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 256: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-256/
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"H.R. 256: Supplemental Security Income Equality Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-256/.
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H.R. 256, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-256/.
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