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.

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.

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2. 12 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 February 2009 · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• John Thune · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• James Risch · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

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