S.4001

S. 4001

March 5, 2026

Ms. Warren (for herself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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. Short title; table of contents; 2. Update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program; 3. Update in supplemental security income benefit amounts and repeal of marriage penalty; 4. Support and maintenance furnished in kind not included as income; 5. Exclusion of retirement accounts from resources; 6. Repeal of penalty for disposal of resources for less than fair market value; 7. Clarifying the treatment of certain State tax credits; 8. Treatment of tribal general welfare payments; 9. Elimination of dedicated accounts for certain past-due benefits; 10. Elimination of installment payment requirement; 11. Extension of period of exclusion of certain payments from countable resources; 12. Modification of rules to determine marital relationships; 13. Extension of the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; 14. Effective date