A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase from 25 dollars to 50 dollars a month the amount of the personal allowance which is presently provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses who are in medical institutions, with subsequent annual increases in the amount of such allowances to reflect changes in the cost of living.

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Introduced

22 January 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Summary

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to: (1) double the maximum amount of the personal expense allowance provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses who are in medical institutions; and (2) provide that subsequent annual increases in such amounts include cost of living adjustments.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1011
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