Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act

119 HR 6724 IH: Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2025 Mr. Rulli (for himself and Mr. Deluzio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act . 2. Disregard of payments received in settlement of certain claims (a) Income disregard Section 1612(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382a(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (25); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (27) any amount received by such individual (or such spouse) in settlement of a claim of personal injury, physical sickness, or damage to, or depreciation of, property of such individual (or such spouse), including any amount so received, whether before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, in settlement of the case styled In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment, CASE NO. 4:23–CV–00242, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. . (b) Resource disregard Section 1613(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382b(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (16); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (18) for the month of receipt and every month thereafter, any amount received by such individual (or such spouse) in settlement of a claim of personal injury, physical sickness, or damage to, or depreciation of, property of such individual (or such spouse), including any amount so received, whether before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, in settlement of the case styled In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment, CASE NO. 4:23–CV–00242, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that, in the case of the settlement specified in sections 1612(b)(27) and 1613(a)(18) of the Social Security Act, the amendments shall also apply with respect to benefits paid for months beginning before such date of enactment.