118th Congress (2023-2024)
Eliminating or Reducing Marriage Penalties Bills Introduced in the 119th Congress (2025-2026)
H.R. 1389 – Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act would
- Allow DAC recipients to marry without losing benefits
- Eliminate penalties for SSI recipients who marry DAC recipients
- End the “holding out” rule for all SSI recipients
S.1234 & H.R. 2540 – SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would
- Eliminate 25% asset penalty for married people receiving SSI.
- Increase SSI asset limits
- $10,000 if unmarried
- $20,000 if married
- Asset limits would adjust annually with inflation
S.73 – Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (EMPSA) would
- Eliminate 25% income and asset penalties and spousal deeming of income and assets for people diagnosed with an intellectual or developmental disability receiving SSI
