Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026

This bill would change the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which pays monthly benefits to people with low income who are older, blind, or disabled. It would raise the amount of income people can earn or receive before benefits are reduced, raise the savings limit to $20,000 for individuals and $10,000 for each person in a couple, and tie these amounts to an inflation index. Starting after 2026, benefit amounts would be set at the federal poverty guideline, and couples would receive twice the individual rate. The bill would also stop counting food and shelter help from others as income, exclude retirement accounts from savings limits, and remove the penalty for giving away assets for less than their value. It would extend SSI to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

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Sponsors

• Adelita S. Grijalva Democrat sponsor
• 35 cosponsors