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.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Dec 2, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2011 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1577.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
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