Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 22
- Latest action
- Mar 5, 2026
What it does
The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 would significantly expand eligibility and benefits for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program by raising income and resource limits, tying benefit amounts to federal poverty guidelines, and adjusting for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. It would repeal the marriage penalty, exclude retirement accounts and certain state tax credits and tribal welfare payments from countable resources, eliminate penalties for transferring resources below fair market value, remove installment payment requirements and dedicated accounts for past-due benefits, and extend SSI to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.