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Advancing Marriage Equality Toolkit 2024 DREDF

mugschristian — 2024-06-13 21:36:57 UTC

Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or EMPSA - H.R. 7055. Introduced 01/18/2024

mugschristian — 2024-06-13 21:51:02 UTC

H.R. 7055 - This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act S. 2767 and H.R 5408 (Identical bills) Introduced 09/12/2023

mugschristian — 2024-06-13 22:02:19 UTC

S. 2767 & H.R. 5408 - These bills increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources.

Specifically, the bill increases the resource limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples. The bill annually adjusts the limits for inflation.

Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act - H.R. 6640 (previously H.R. 6405. [2021-2022]) Introduced 12/06/2023

mugschristian — 2024-06-13 22:28:21 UTC

H.R. 6640 - The Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act includes the following four provisions to ensure that Disabled Adult Children (DAC) who would like to marry don’t need to sacrifice their much-needed health care and benefits from Social Security:

The act eliminates the requirement that a DAC beneficiary be unmarried.
The act eliminates the rule that removes DAC benefits should a beneficiary marry
The act changes Social Security’s rules about common law marriages.
The act ensures that, in a marriage between a DAC beneficiary and any other person, both spouses may continue to receive SSI and Medicaid as if they were unmarried.

Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2024 - H.R. 7138. Introduced 01/30/2024

mugschristian — 2024-06-13 22:38:19 UTC

H.R. 7138 - The purpose of this bill is to to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes, which include but are not limited to: in
SEC. 3. UPDATE IN SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFIT AMOUNTS AND REPEAL OF MARRIAGE PENALTY.
“(b) (1) (B) for calendar years after 2024, at the rate equal to the annual poverty guideline for the calendar year preceding such calendar year (as updated annually in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single individual, and “(2) The benefit under this title for an individual who has an eligible spouse shall be payable—
“(B) for calendar years after 2024, at the rate equal to twice the rate described in paragraph (1)(B).