Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1944
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Disaster Income Assistance Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 5, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 5, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1944
Congress
115
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Florida
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Disaster Income Assistance Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to waive the 30-day residency requirement with respect to SSI benefits for an individual who evacuates from an emergency area in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under current law, an individual who has been outside of the United States for 30 consecutive days is generally ineligible to receive SSI benefits until the individual has returned to the United States and resided there for 30 consecutive days.

Text (1)
October 5, 2017
Actions (2)
10/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
10/05/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:16 PM