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HR 1757 · in committee · significant

EMPSA Act

What this bill does

  • This bill changes SSI eligibility rules so a spouse's income and resources don't count for disabled adults.
  • Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who receive SSI benefits are affected.
  • The change applies immediately upon enactment and increases SSI eligibility for married disabled adults.

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  1. 01

    How would removing a spouse's income from SSI eligibility calculations change financial outcomes for married disabled adults currently receiving benefits?

  2. 02

    What are the estimated costs to the federal government of disregarding spousal income and resources under this SSI eligibility change?

  3. 03

    Why might policymakers have designed SSI to originally count a spouse's income, and what problems does this bill aim to solve?

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Sponsor · R-CA-22

David G. Valadao

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Introduced 2025-02-27

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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