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HR 878 · in committee · significant

Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act

What this bill does

  • This bill extends the federal Supplemental Security Income program to Guam, providing aid to elderly, blind, and disabled residents.
  • Guam residents who are aged, blind, or disabled with limited income and resources are affected.
  • The Social Security Administration can adapt program rules for Guam and removes payment caps on multiple assistance programs.

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  1. 01

    How would extending federal Supplemental Security Income to Guam affect the program's total costs and which federal agencies would need additional funding?

  2. 02

    What specific adaptations might the Social Security Administration need to make to operate this program in Guam compared to the fifty states?

  3. 03

    Why have elderly, blind, and disabled Guam residents been excluded from this federal assistance program until now, and what changed to prompt this legislation?

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Sponsor · R-GU

James C. Moylan

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Introduced 2025-01-31

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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