H.R. 6193

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6193 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6193

To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social security, 
supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and 
veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 20, 2025

Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of 
Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Fields, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Ms. Craig, Ms. 
Randall, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social security, 
supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and 
veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Emergency Inflation 
Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
BENEFITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION OR PENSION 
BENEFITS.

(a) Authority To Make Payments.--
(1) Eligibility.--
(A) In general.--
(i) Eligibility for economic recovery 
payment.--Subject to paragraph (5)(C), for any 
month during the applicable period, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse, in 
accordance with the certification made under 
subsection (b) by the Commissioner of Social 
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
applicable, an additional $200 monthly benefit 
payment to each individual who, for any month 
during such applicable period--
(I) is entitled to a benefit 
payment described in clause (i), (ii), 
(iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (B), or
(II) is eligible for a SSI cash 
benefit described in subparagraph (C).
(ii) Applicable period.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``applicable period'' 
means any month during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2026.
(B) Benefit payment described.--For purposes of 
subparagraph (A):
(i) Title ii benefit.--A benefit payment 
described in this clause is a monthly insurance 
benefit payable under title II of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), without 
regard to sections 202(j)(1) and 223(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1), 423(b)).
(ii) Railroad retirement benefit.--A 
benefit payment described in this clause is a 
monthly annuity or pension payment payable 
under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 
U.S.C. 231 et seq.), without regard to section 
5(a)(ii) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii)).
(iii) Veterans benefit.--A benefit payment 
described in this clause is a compensation or 
pension payment payable under--
(I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 1131, 
1141, or 1151 of title 38, United 
States Code;
(II) section 1310, 1312, 1313, 
1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United 
States Code;
(III) section 1513, 1521, 1536, 
1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of title 38, 
United States Code; or
(IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 of 
title 38, United States Code,
to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or 
parent as described in paragraph (2), (3), 
(4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38, 
United States Code, who received that benefit 
during any month during the applicable period.
(iv) Civil service retirement system 
benefit.--A benefit payment described in this 
clause is an annuity payment under subchapter 
III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code.
(C) SSI cash benefit described.--A SSI cash benefit 
described in this subparagraph is a cash benefit 
payable under section 1611 (other than under subsection 
(e)(1)(B) of such section) or 1619(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h).
(2) Requirement.--A payment shall be made under paragraph 
(1) only to individuals who reside in 1 of the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana 
Islands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
determination of the individual's residence shall be based on 
the current address of record under a program specified in 
paragraph (1).
(3) No double payments.--An individual who is eligible for 
a payment under this section shall be paid only 1 such payment 
per month, regardless of whether the individual is entitled to, 
or eligible for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment described 
in paragraph (1).
(4) Limitation.--A payment under this section shall not be 
made--
(A) in the case of an individual entitled to a 
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or a benefit 
specified in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), if the individual is 
entitled to such benefit on the basis of section 
7(b)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 
U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) if, for the most recent month of 
such individual's entitlement in the applicable period, 
such individual's benefit under such paragraph was not 
payable by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of section 
202 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) or section 
1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a);
(B) in the case of an individual entitled to a 
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, for the 
most recent month of such individual's entitlement in 
the applicable period, such individual's benefit under 
such paragraph was not payable, or was reduced, by 
reason of section 1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38, 
United States Code;
(C) in the case of an individual eligible for a 
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if, for the most 
recent month in which the individual was so eligible in 
the applicable period, such individual's benefit under 
such paragraph was not payable by reason of subsection 
(e)(1)(A) or (e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or 
section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a); or
(D) in the case of any individual whose date of 
death occurs before the date on which the payment is 
certified.
(5) Timing and manner of payments.--
(A) In general.--At the earliest practicable date 
but in no event later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social 
Security, in coordination with the Railroad Retirement 
Board, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
commence certifying monthly payments under this 
section. Such payments may be certified to be 
electronically delivered in the same manner and to the 
same account identified by the payee or on file with 
the relevant agency through the applicable benefit 
program described in paragraph (1).
(B) Notice requirements.--The Commissioner of 
Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management (as applicable) shall 
each, as soon as practicable after payments begin to be 
issued under this section, provide each individual who 
is determined to be eligible for such payments with a 
notice that includes the following:
(i) Information regarding the individual's 
eligibility for payments under this section, 
the amount of payments the individual is 
eligible for, and the manner in which the 
payments will be delivered.
(ii) Notice that the payments under this 
section are disregarded for Federal income tax 
purposes and for purposes of determining 
eligibility for, or the amount of, benefits or 
assistance under any Federal or federally-
assisted benefit program.
(C) Deadline.--No payments shall be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Treasury under this section after 
July 1, 2026, regardless of any determinations of 
entitlement to, or eligibility for, such payments made 
after such date.
(b) Identification of Recipients.--
(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security (in 
coordination with the Railroad Retirement Board, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management) shall--
(A) identify individuals entitled to, or eligible 
for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment described in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for purposes of 
ensuring compliance with paragraph (3) of such 
subsection, and
(B) certify the individuals entitled to receive 
payments under this section and provide the Secretary 
of the Treasury with the information needed for the 
Secretary of the Treasury to disburse such payments.
(2) Subsequent determination of entitlement or 
eligibility.--A certification of an individual under this 
subsection shall be unaffected by any subsequent determination 
or redetermination of the individual's entitlement to, or 
eligibility for, a benefit specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
of subsection (a)(1).
(c) Treatment of Payments.--
(1) Payment to be disregarded for purposes of all federal 
and federally assisted programs.--A payment under subsection 
(a) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded 
as a resource, for purposes of determining the eligibility of 
the recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for 
benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or 
assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or 
local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
(2) Payment not considered income for purposes of 
taxation.--A payment under subsection (a) shall not be 
considered as gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.
(3) Payments protected from assignment.--The provisions of 
sections 207 and 1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and section 5301 of 
title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any payment made 
under subsection (a) as if such payment was a benefit payment 
or cash benefit to such individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1).
(4) Payments not subject to offset.--Notwithstanding 
section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, any payment made 
under this section shall not--
(A) be subject to offset under such section; and
(B) be counted towards the amount of the exemption 
for Federal benefit programs under subsection 
(c)(3)(A)(ii) of such section.
(d) Payment to Representative Payees and Fiduciaries.--
(1) In general.--In any case in which an individual who is 
entitled to a payment under subsection (a) and whose benefit 
payment or cash benefit described in paragraph (1) of that 
subsection is paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the 
payment under subsection (a) shall be made to the individual's 
representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall 
be used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled 
to the payment.
(2) Applicability.--
(A) Payment on the basis of a title ii or ssi 
benefit.--Section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to any payment 
made on the basis of an entitlement to a benefit 
specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C) of 
subsection (a) in the same manner as such section 
applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.
(B) Payment on the basis of a railroad retirement 
benefit.--Section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 
U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to any payment made on the 
basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in 
paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same 
manner as such section applies to a payment under such 
Act.
(C) Payment on the basis of a veterans benefit.--
Sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United 
States Code, shall apply to any payment made on the 
basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in 
paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same 
manner as those sections apply to a payment under that 
title.
(e) Presidential Prohibition.--In providing additional monthly 
benefit payments to individuals pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury may not include the name of the President on such payments 
or allow the President to sign any of the payments.
(f) Appropriation.--Out of any sums in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, the following sums are appropriated 
for fiscal year 2026, to carry out this section:
(1) For the Secretary of the Treasury--
(A) such sums as may be necessary for payments to 
individuals certified by the Commissioner of Social 
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, or the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as entitled to receive 
payments under this section; and
(B) $11,000,000 for administrative costs incurred 
in carrying out this section.
(2) For the Commissioner of Social Security, $83,000,000 
for the Social Security Administration's Limitation on 
Administrative Expenses for costs incurred in carrying out this 
section.
(3) For the Railroad Retirement Board, $1,100,000 to the 
Railroad Retirement Board's Limitation on Administration for 
administrative costs incurred in carrying out this section.
(4) For the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $3,000,000 for 
the Information Systems Technology account and $5,000,000 for 
the General Operating Expenses account for administrative costs 
incurred in carrying out this section.
(5) For the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
$10,000,000 for administrative costs incurred in carrying out 
this section.
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