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S. 427 (111th)

A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.

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Introduced

12 February 2009

Last action

12 February 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

Summary

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to provide that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements involving an irrevocable trust whose named beneficiary is the funeral provider are not to be considered, under the SSI program, as resources available to the individual.

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Timeline

  1. 12 February 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 February 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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