I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6193 
To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social security, supple-
mental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans dis-
ability compensation or pension benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. FIELDS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TITUS, Ms. CRAIG, 
Ms. RANDALL, and Mr. GOLDMAN of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Transportation and In-
frastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social 
security, supplemental security income, railroad retire-
ment benefits, and veterans disability compensation or 
pension benefits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Emer-
gency Inflation Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS 
OF SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECU-
RITY INCOME, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENE-
FITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION OR PENSION BENEFITS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ECONOMIC
RE-
COVERY PAYMENT.—Subject to paragraph 
(5)(C), for any month during the applica-
ble period, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall disburse, in accordance with the cer-
tification made under subsection (b) by the 
Commissioner of Social Security, the Rail-
road Retirement Board, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, or the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management, as applica-
ble, an additional $200 monthly benefit 
payment to each individual who, for any 
month during such applicable period— 
(I) is entitled to a benefit pay-
ment described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) of subparagraph (B), or 
(II) is eligible for a SSI cash 
benefit described in subparagraph (C). 
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(ii) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘applicable 
period’’ means any month during the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 2026, and 
ending on June 30, 2026. 
(B) BENEFIT PAYMENT DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A): 
(i) TITLE II BENEFIT.—A benefit pay-
ment described in this clause is a monthly 
insurance benefit payable under title II of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.), without regard to sections 202(j)(1) 
and 223(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(j)(1), 423(b)). 
(ii) RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
BEN-
EFIT.—A benefit payment described in this 
clause is a monthly annuity or pension 
payment payable under the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et 
seq.), without regard to section 5(a)(ii) of 
such Act (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii)). 
(iii) VETERANS BENEFIT.—A benefit 
payment described in this clause is a com-
pensation or pension payment payable 
under— 
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(I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 
1131, 1141, or 1151 of title 38, 
United States Code; 
(II) section 1310, 1312, 1313, 
1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, 
United States Code; 
(III) section 1513, 1521, 1536, 
1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of title 38, 
United States Code; or 
(IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 
of title 38, United States Code, 
to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or 
parent as described in paragraph (2), (3), 
(4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38, 
United States Code, who received that ben-
efit during any month during the applica-
ble period. 
(iv) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYS-
TEM
BENEFIT.—A benefit payment de-
scribed in this clause is an annuity pay-
ment under subchapter III of chapter 83 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(C) SSI CASH
BENEFIT
DESCRIBED.—A 
SSI cash benefit described in this subparagraph 
is a cash benefit payable under section 1611 
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(other than under subsection (e)(1)(B) of such 
section) or 1619(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h). 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—A payment shall be made 
under paragraph (1) only to individuals who reside 
in 1 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana 
Islands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
determination of the individual’s residence shall be 
based on the current address of record under a pro-
gram specified in paragraph (1). 
(3) NO
DOUBLE
PAYMENTS.—An individual 
who is eligible for a payment under this section shall 
be paid only 1 such payment per month, regardless 
of whether the individual is entitled to, or eligible 
for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment described 
in paragraph (1). 
(4) LIMITATION.—A payment under this section 
shall not be made— 
(A) in the case of an individual entitled to 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or a 
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), if the 
individual is entitled to such benefit on the 
basis of section 7(b)(2) of the Railroad Retire-
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ment Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) if, for 
the most recent month of such individual’s enti-
tlement in the applicable period, such individ-
ual’s benefit under such paragraph was not 
payable by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of 
section 202 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402) or section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–8a); 
(B) in the case of an individual entitled to 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, 
for the most recent month of such individual’s 
entitlement in the applicable period, such indi-
vidual’s benefit under such paragraph was not 
payable, or was reduced, by reason of section 
1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38, United 
States Code; 
(C) in the case of an individual eligible for 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if, for 
the most recent month in which the individual 
was so eligible in the applicable period, such in-
dividual’s benefit under such paragraph was not 
payable by reason of subsection (e)(1)(A) or 
(e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or sec-
tion 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8a); 
or 
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(D) in the case of any individual whose 
date of death occurs before the date on which 
the payment is certified. 
(5) TIMING AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the earliest prac-
ticable date but in no event later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of Social Security, in coordina-
tion with the Railroad Retirement Board, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
commence certifying monthly payments under 
this section. Such payments may be certified to 
be electronically delivered in the same manner 
and to the same account identified by the payee 
or on file with the relevant agency through the 
applicable benefit program described in para-
graph (1). 
(B) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—The Com-
missioner of Social Security, the Railroad Re-
tirement Board, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (as applicable) shall each, 
as soon as practicable after payments begin to 
be issued under this section, provide each indi-
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vidual who is determined to be eligible for such 
payments with a notice that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Information regarding the individ-
ual’s eligibility for payments under this 
section, the amount of payments the indi-
vidual is eligible for, and the manner in 
which the payments will be delivered. 
(ii) Notice that the payments under 
this section are disregarded for Federal in-
come tax purposes and for purposes of de-
termining eligibility for, or the amount of, 
benefits or assistance under any Federal or 
federally-assisted benefit program. 
(C) DEADLINE.—No payments shall be 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Treasury 
under this section after July 1, 2026, regard-
less of any determinations of entitlement to, or 
eligibility for, such payments made after such 
date. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social 
Security (in coordination with the Railroad Retire-
ment Board, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
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the Director of the Office of Personnel Management) 
shall— 
(A) identify individuals entitled to, or eligi-
ble for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment 
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for 
purposes of ensuring compliance with para-
graph (3) of such subsection, and 
(B) certify the individuals entitled to re-
ceive payments under this section and provide 
the Secretary of the Treasury with the informa-
tion needed for the Secretary of the Treasury to 
disburse such payments. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
DETERMINATION
OF
ENTI-
TLEMENT OR ELIGIBILITY.—A certification of an in-
dividual under this subsection shall be unaffected by 
any subsequent determination or redetermination of 
the individual’s entitlement to, or eligibility for, a 
benefit specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub-
section (a)(1). 
(c) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS.—A payment under subsection (a) shall 
not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded 
as a resource, for purposes of determining the eligi-
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bility of the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse or 
family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or 
extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal 
program or under any State or local program fi-
nanced in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(2) PAYMENT NOT CONSIDERED INCOME FOR 
PURPOSES OF TAXATION.—A payment under sub-
section (a) shall not be considered as gross income 
for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) PAYMENTS
PROTECTED
FROM
ASSIGN-
MENT.—The 
provisions 
of 
sections 
207 
and 
1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and sec-
tion 5301 of title 38, United States Code, shall 
apply to any payment made under subsection (a) as 
if such payment was a benefit payment or cash ben-
efit to such individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection 
(a)(1). 
(4) PAYMENTS
NOT
SUBJECT
TO
OFFSET.— 
Notwithstanding section 3716 of title 31, United 
States Code, any payment made under this section 
shall not— 
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(A) be subject to offset under such section; 
and 
(B) be counted towards the amount of the 
exemption for Federal benefit programs under 
subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii) of such section. 
(d) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FI-
DUCIARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an in-
dividual who is entitled to a payment under sub-
section (a) and whose benefit payment or cash ben-
efit described in paragraph (1) of that subsection is 
paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the pay-
ment under subsection (a) shall be made to the indi-
vidual’s representative payee or fiduciary and the en-
tire payment shall be used only for the benefit of the 
individual who is entitled to the payment. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A TITLE 
II OR SSI BENEFIT.—Section 1129(a)(3) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8(a)(3)) 
shall apply to any payment made on the basis 
of an entitlement to a benefit specified in para-
graph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C) of subsection (a) in 
the same manner as such section applies to a 
payment under title II or XVI of such Act. 
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(B) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A RAIL-
ROAD
RETIREMENT
BENEFIT.—Section 13 of 
the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231l) 
shall apply to any payment made on the basis 
of an entitlement to a benefit specified in para-
graph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same 
manner as such section applies to a payment 
under such Act. 
(C) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A VET-
ERANS
BENEFIT.—Sections 5502, 6106, and 
6108 of title 38, United States Code, shall 
apply to any payment made on the basis of an 
entitlement to a benefit specified in paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same manner 
as those sections apply to a payment under that 
title. 
(e) PRESIDENTIAL PROHIBITION.—In providing ad-
ditional monthly benefit payments to individuals pursuant 
to this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury may not include 
the name of the President on such payments or allow the 
President to sign any of the payments. 
(f) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any sums in the Treas-
ury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the 
following sums are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, to 
carry out this section: 
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(1) For the Secretary of the Treasury— 
(A) such sums as may be necessary for 
payments to individuals certified by the Com-
missioner of Social Security, the Railroad Re-
tirement Board, or the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs as entitled to receive payments under 
this section; and 
(B) $11,000,000 for administrative costs 
incurred in carrying out this section. 
(2) For the Commissioner of Social Security, 
$83,000,000 for the Social Security Administration’s 
Limitation on Administrative Expenses for costs in-
curred in carrying out this section. 
(3) For the Railroad Retirement Board, 
$1,100,000 to the Railroad Retirement Board’s 
Limitation on Administration for administrative 
costs incurred in carrying out this section. 
(4) For the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
$3,000,000 for the Information Systems Technology 
account and $5,000,000 for the General Operating 
Expenses account for administrative costs incurred 
in carrying out this section. 
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(5) For the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, $10,000,000 for administrative costs 
incurred in carrying out this section. 
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