H.R. 8298

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8298 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8298

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to exclude in-kind 
support and maintenance from income for the purposes of the 
Supplemental Security Income program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2026

Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to exclude in-kind 
support and maintenance from income for the purposes of the 
Supplemental Security Income program, and for other purposes.

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 ``SSI Savings and Efficiency Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND NOT INCLUDED AS 
INCOME.

(a) In General.--Section 1612(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(other than support or maintenance 
furnished in kind)'' after ``all other income''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``or kind'';
(B) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
respectively; and
(C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ``and the provisions of clause (i) shall not 
be applicable''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1611(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraphs 
(7) through (10) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively.
(2) Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) 
is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``and'' at 
the end;
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a period;
(C) by moving subparagraph (G) 2 ems to the right; 
and
(D) by striking subparagraph (H).
(3) Section 1621(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382j(c)) is 
amended to read as follows:
``(c) In determining the amount of income of an alien during the 
period of 3 years after such alien's entry into the United States, 
support or maintenance furnished in cash to the alien by such alien's 
sponsor (to the extent that it reflects income or resources which were 
taken into account in determining the amount of income and resources to 
be deemed to the alien under subsection (a) or (b) of this section) 
shall not be considered to be income of such alien under section 
1612(a)(2)(A).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that 
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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