SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)10 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Apr 1, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act.

(a) Update in resource limit for individuals and couples

Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $2,250 and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting $20,000 in calendar year 2025, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.; and

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $1,500 and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting $10,000 in calendar year 2025, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year..

(b) Inflation adjustment

Section 1617 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by inserting; inflation adjustment after benefits; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2025, each of the amounts specified in section 1611(a)(3) shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 1) obtained by dividing—

(1) the average of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12-month period ending with September of the preceding calendar year, by

(2) such average for the 12-month period ending with September 2024.

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