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This is really important! Please call your reps to support if you can

New Bill Would Allow People with Disabilities to Earn & Save More Money

The bill raises SSI asset limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples.

The Arc

Not only does it raise the limit, it INDEXES THE LIMIT TO INFLATION MOVING FORWARD.

If you are in the US, tell your senators and congressperson to vote for this.

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

(you can still contact your senators if you’re under 18, or if, like me, you are a green card holder or other immigrant who can’t vote yet.)

This one isn’t a hotbutton issue for Republicans vs Democrats so dont assume that just because you live in a blue state that your reps will definitely vote for it. Make the call.

Or that they WON’T in a red state.

Boost the heck out of this. It is bipartisan legislation, Sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH). The bill number is S. 4102 and I don’t think it has a House equivalent yet. If you tell your reps to vote for S. 4102 sponsored by Sen. Brown and co-sponsored by Sen. Portman, you could be completely changing the game for disabled married couples. (The Senate has a drop-down menu by state at the top of the website https://www.senate.gov/)

As of now (31 May 2022) this bill is in committee in the Senate. It was sent to the committee of finance. If your senator is listed below, it is ESPECIALLY important that you call them to express your support for S.4102 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act.

Ron Wyden, Oregon, (Chairman)

Debbie Stabenow, Michigan

Maria Cantwell, Washington

Bob Menendez, New Jersey

Tom Carper, Delaware

Ben Cardin, Maryland

Sherrod Brown, Ohio

Michael Bennet, Colorado

Bob Casey, Pennsylvania

Mark Warner, Virginia

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire

Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada

Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts

Mike Crapo, Idaho (Ranking Minority Member)

Chuck Grassley, Iowa

John Cornyn, Texas

John Thune, South Dakota

Richard Burr, North Carolina

Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania

Tim Scott, South Carolina

Bill Cassidy, Louisiana

James Lankford, Oklahoma

Steve Daines, Montana

Rob Portman, Ohio

Todd Young, Indiana

Ben Sasse, Nebraska

John Barrasso, Wyoming

As of August 10 2022 it is still in the finance committee according to congress.gov

While it’s common for a bill to stay in committee for a year or more, it’s also the point at which most bills die.

If your senator is on the Finance Committee, please contact them again and voice your support for S.4102, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act.