I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4280 
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 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. 
GALLEGO, 
Mr. 
RASKIN, 
Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SABLAN, 
Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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. 
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 ‘‘Supplemental Security 
Income Restoration Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. UPDATE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. 
(a) UPDATE IN GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION.— 
Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$240’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,476 (increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each calendar year after 2020)’’. 
(b) UPDATE IN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.—Sec-
tion 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘$4,788 (increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each calendar year after 2020)’’. 
(c) UPDATE IN RESOURCE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
AND COUPLES.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$2,250’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the subpara-
graph and inserting ‘‘$20,000 in calendar year 
2020, and shall be increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the subpara-
graph and inserting ‘‘$10,000 in calendar year 
2020, and shall be increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’. 
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(d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; infla-
tion adjustment’’ after ‘‘benefits’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2020, each 
of the amounts specified in sections 1611(a)(3), 
1612(b)(2)(A), and 1612(b)(4) shall be increased by mul-
tiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 
1) obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor) for the 12-month period ending with Sep-
tember of the preceding calendar year, by 
‘‘(2) such average for the 12-month period end-
ing with September 2019.’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND 
NOT INCLUDED AS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(other than support or main-
tenance furnished in kind)’’ after ‘‘all other income’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘or kind’’; 
(B) by striking clause (i) and redesig-
nating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively; and 
(C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and the provisions of clause (i) shall 
not be applicable’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1611(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 
redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as para-
graphs (6) through (9), respectively. 
(2) Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; 
(C) by moving subparagraph (G) 2 ems to 
the right; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (H). 
(3) Section 1621(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382j(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) In determining the amount of income of an alien 
during the period of 5 years after such alien’s entry into 
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