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HR1757Referred to Committee

EMPSA Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

David G. Valadao
David G. Valadao
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.1% (596 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/V000129

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)Original· 2025-02-27
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-03-06
  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)· 2025-06-11
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-10-06
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)· 2025-10-17
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-10-21
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-11-04
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2025-11-04
  • Julie Johnson (D-TX-32)· 2026-05-11

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2025-02-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-02-27

Plain-English Summary

Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or the EMPSA Act 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.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Social Welfare
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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