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H.R. 1757119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 27, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 1757 would let adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities keep full SSI benefits after marrying.
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HR 1757 would remove a rule that reduces Supplemental Security Income payments when two SSI recipients marry. Under current law, married recipients are treated as a household and receive less than two single individuals would. The bill would allow adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities to receive the same SSI amount after marriage as they would as single individuals, with a spouse's income and assets no longer counted against them.
The bill directly affects adults aged 18 and older who have an intellectual or developmental disability and receive or could qualify for SSI. Spouses of those individuals are also indirectly affected, as their income and assets would no longer factor into the disabled person's benefit calculation.
Under current rules, marrying another SSI recipient reduces both partners' payments, creating a financial consequence tied to marriage. The bill would eliminate that consequence specifically for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, without changing SSI rules for other disability groups, seniors, or blind individuals.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.