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US Congress 119th Congress

EPIC Act of 2025 Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures Act of 2025 [S.832] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/04/2025

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Care Across Generations Act [HB-1812] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Grants ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Introduced In House on 03/03/2025

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Social Security Expansion Act [S.770] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/27/2025

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EMPSA Act Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act [HB-1757] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Introduced In House on 02/27/2025

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Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1700] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 02/27/2025

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Poverty Line Act of 2025 [HB-1428] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to update the Federal poverty line, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky Introduced In House on 02/18/2025

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Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act [HB-1389] [Disabilities ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ]
To secure the rights and dignity of marriage for Disabled Adult Children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky Introduced In House on 02/14/2025

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Long-Term Care Transparency Act [HB-1256] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker Introduced In House on 02/12/2025

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No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025 [HB-1172] [Immigration ] [Social Security ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul A. Gosar Introduced In House on 02/10/2025

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Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025 [HB-1175] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to carry out a demonstration project relating to disability benefits of blind individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Introduced In House on 02/10/2025

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Stop the Wait Act of 2025 [HB-930] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Disabilities ]
To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/04/2025

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No Tax on Social Security [HB-904] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis Introduced In House on 01/31/2025

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Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act [S.269] [Public Safety ]
A bill to improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/30/2025

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Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025 [HB-728] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Head Start Act to include TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, and federal housing assistance as eligible public assistance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Introduced In House on 01/24/2025

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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act [HB-372] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
To require certain welfare programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Foreign Agriculture. on 02/20/2025

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Clergy Act [HB-227] [Religion ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis Introduced In House on 01/07/2025

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People CARE Act People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Act [HB-150] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ]
To establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address the underlying causes of poverty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Davidson Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 02/07/2025

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy. [SR-938] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/20/2024

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Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act [S.5336] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
A bill to reauthorize child welfare programs under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/18/2024

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Recognizing the need for a Senior Security Promise. [HR-1564] [Senior Citizens ]
Recognizing the need for a Senior Security Promise.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald G. Davis Submitted In House on 11/08/2024

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