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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2442 

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for 

the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2015 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. LEE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 

HONDA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Ms. HAHN, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update 

eligibility for the supplemental security income program, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Security 

5 Income Restoration Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UPDATE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL 

2 SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. 

3 (a) UPDATE IN GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION.— 

4 Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$240’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$1,344 (increased as described in section 

7 1617(d) for each calendar year after 2016)’’. 

8 (b) UPDATE IN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.—Sec9 tion 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and 

11 inserting ‘‘$4,368 (increased as described in section 

12 1617(d) for each calendar year after 2016)’’. 

13 (c) UPDATE IN RESOURCE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS

14 AND COUPLES.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$2,250’’ 

17 and all that follows through the end of the subpara18 graph and inserting ‘‘$15,000 in calendar year 

19 2016, and shall be increased as described in section 

20 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’; and 

21 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 

22 and all that follows through the end of the subpara23 graph and inserting ‘‘$10,000 in calendar year 

24 2016, and shall be increased as described in section 

25 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’. 


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1 (d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of such 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 

3 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; infla4 tion adjustment’’ after ‘‘benefits’’; and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2016, each 

7 of the amounts specified in sections 1611(a)(3), 

8 1612(b)(2)(A), and 1612(b)(4) shall be increased by mul9 tiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 

10 1) obtained by dividing— 

11 ‘‘(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index 

12 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers 

13 (CPI–W, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta14 tistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12- 

15 month period ending with September of the pre16 ceding calendar year, by 

17 ‘‘(2) such average for the 12-month period end18 ing with September 2015.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND 

20 NOT INCLUDED AS INCOME. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘(other than support or main24 tenance furnished in kind)’’ after ‘‘all other income’’; 

25 and 


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1 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘or kind’’; 

3 (B) by striking clause (i) and redesig4 nating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and 

5 (ii), respectively; and 

6 (C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 

7 striking ‘‘and the provisions of clause (i) shall 

8 not be applicable’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) Section 1611(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 1382(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 

12 redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as para13 graphs (6) through (9), respectively. 

14 (2) Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 

17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 

19 and’’ and inserting a period; 

20 (C) by moving subparagraph (G) 2 ems to 

21 the right; and 

22 (D) by striking subparagraph (H). 

23 (3) Section 1621(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 1382j(c)) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(c) In determining the amount of income of an alien 

2 during the period of 5 years after such alien’s entry into 

3 the United States, support or maintenance furnished in 

4 cash to the alien by such alien’s sponsor (to the extent 

5 that it reflects income or resources which were taken into 

6 account in determining the amount of income and re7 sources to be deemed to the alien under subsection (a) 

8 or (b) of this section) shall not be considered to be income 

9 of such alien under section 1612(a)(2)(A).’’. 

10 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR DISPOSAL OF RE11 SOURCES FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET 

12 VALUE. 

13 Section 1613(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF MEDICAID POLICY RESTRICT16 ING ELIGIBILITY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS

17 FOR BENEFITS BASED ON DISPOSAL OF RESOURCES FOR

18 LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.—(1) At the time an 

19 individual (and the individual’s eligible spouse, if any) ap20 plies for benefits under this title, and at the time the eligi21 bility of an individual (and such spouse, if any) for such 

22 benefits is redetermined, the Commissioner of Social Secu23 rity shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) inform such individual of the provisions of 

25 section 1917(c) providing for a period of ineligibility 


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1 for benefits under title XIX for individuals who 

2 make certain dispositions of resources for less than 

3 fair market value, and inform such individual that 

4 information obtained pursuant to subparagraph (B) 

5 will be made available to the State agency admin6 istering a State plan under title XIX (as provided in 

7 paragraph (2)); and 

8 ‘‘(B) obtain from such individual information 

9 which may be used by the State agency in deter10 mining whether or not a period of ineligibility for 

11 such benefits would be required by reason of section 

12 1917(c). 

13 ‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make 

14 the information obtained under paragraph (1)(B) avail15 able, on request, to any State agency administering a 

16 State plan approved under title XIX.’’. 

17 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

18 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

19 on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. 

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