Bill > HR6724

This bill, titled the "Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act," aims to ensure stable payments for individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a federal program providing financial assistance to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled. Specifically, it amends the Social Security Act to exclude certain settlement payments from being counted as income or resources when determining SSI eligibility and benefit amounts. This means that money received from settlements for personal injury, physical sickness, or property damage, including a specific settlement related to the East Palestine train derailment, will not reduce an individual's SSI benefits. The changes apply to benefits paid for months beginning on or after the bill's enactment, and retroactively for the specified East Palestine settlement.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6724/all-info