H.R. 5408 · 118th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Introduced on Sep 12, 2023 by Brian Higgins (D-NY-26). 35 cosponsors, 18 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 12, 2023
Cosponsors
35
18 from the other party
Policy area
Social Welfare
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility.

Subjects

  • Disability and paralysis
  • Disability assistance
  • Inflation and prices
  • Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian HigginsD-NY-26Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 18

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5408, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
  5. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE10 reports
    $970K reported (all issues)
  2. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  3. AARP5 reports
    $25.1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Academy of Pediatrics5 reports
    $928K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Autism Speaks5 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  6. CURE SMA5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  7. Melwood HTC5 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS5 reports
  9. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY5 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  10. National Alliance on Mental Illness5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  11. National Down Syndrome Society5 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)
  12. SourceAmerica5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOURCEAMERICA$11.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  13. UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  14. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $887.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  16. THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  17. University of California Student Association3 reports
  18. CHIMES INTERNATIONAL1 report
  19. PRIDE Industries1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PRIDE INDUSTRIES$142.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. University of New Hampshire1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.