Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Bill: 117-hr-157
Sponsor: full_name: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-04
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Guam

Poverty and welfare assistance

Social Security Administration

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Guam. This is a federal program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs. When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.</p> <p>The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the program to Guam.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. San Nicolas (for himself, Mr. Cárdenas , Miss González-Colón , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Trone , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Khanna , and Ms. Barragán ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guam Supplemental Security Income Equality Act . 2. Extension of the supplemental security income program to Guam (a) In general Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking , Guam, . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Definition of state Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1) ) is amended in the 5th sentence by striking , the Virgin Islands, and Guam each place it appears and inserting and the Virgin Islands . (2) Guam included in geographic meaning of United States Section 1614(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(e) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, and Guam . (c) Waiver Authority The Commissioner of Social Security may waive or modify any statutory requirement relating to the provision of benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under title XVI of the Social Security Act in Guam, to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary in order to adapt the program to the needs of Guam. (d) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins 1 year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.