119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 14, 2025
Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act
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Latest action (Feb 14, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 14, 2025)
Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act
This bill eliminates certain marriage-related criteria for individuals entitled to Social Security child’s benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that individuals receiving Social Security child’s benefits be unmarried. Those eligible for Social Security child’s benefits generally include the minor children of eligible or deceased workers and disabled adult children (the disabled adult children of such workers for whom the onset of disability occurred before age 22). Under current law, child beneficiaries generally lose their benefits upon marriage to an individual who is not also eligible for Social Security benefits.
With respect to SSI, the bill removes the requirement that couples who present themselves as married in their community be considered married for purposes of SSI eligibility. The bill also exempts SSI recipients who are disabled adult children, or who marry disabled adult children, from the general requirement that the income or resources of an SSI recipient’s spouse be considered in an eligibility determination.
Further, married disabled adult children and their spouses who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid in a state if they were unmarried must remain eligible for Medicaid regardless of their marriage.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Disability and health-based discrimination · Disability and paralysis · Disability assistance · Family relationships · Marriage and family status · Medicaid · Poverty and welfare assistance · Social security and elderly assistance · Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…enalty Elimination Act S.4947/H.R.8884 - Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act S.5006 - Work Without Worry Act of 2026 S.3924 - We Cant Wait Act H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act S.4001/H.R.7828 - SSI Restoration Act S. 5428 - Stop the Wait Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ecurity Income Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R.2540/ S.1234), SSI Restoration Act, disability marriage penalty, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R. 1389), Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (H.R. 320/ S.73), home and community-based services, Individuals with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336), ENABLE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$12,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support HR 1389, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults; S 73/HR 1757 - Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (EMPSA); Support HR 7828 - SSI Income Restoration Act (marri…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n Act; H.R.8884 - Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; Work Without Worry Act; H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025; S.3924 - We Cant Wait Act; H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act; S.4001/H.R.7828 - SSI Restoration Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ecurity Income Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R.2540/ S.1234), SSI Restoration Act, disability marriage penalty, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R. 1389), Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (H.R. 320/ S.73), home and community-based services, Individuals with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336), ENABLE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 3, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$12,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support HR 1389, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults; S 73/HR 1757 - Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (EMPSA); Support HR 7828 - SSI Income Restoration Act (marri…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities; S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025; H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act; S.627 - Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act; We Cant Wait Act (S.3924); SSI Restorat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 2, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ecurity Income Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R.2540/ S.1234), SSI Restoration Act, disability marriage penalty, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R. 1389), Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (H.R. 320/ S.73), home and community-based services, Individuals with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336), ENABLE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025 H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act S.1023/H.R.2142 - Social Security Overpayment Relief Act S.627 - Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experien…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 13, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
Supplemental Security Income Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R.2540/ S.1234), disability marriage penalty, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R. 1389), Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (H.R. 320/ S.73), home and community-based services, Individuals with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336), ENABLE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025 H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act S.1023/H.R.2142 - Social Security Overpayment Relief Act S.627 - Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experien…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CURE SMA · lobbying firm or registrant: CURE SMA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
Supplemental Security Income Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R.2540/ S.1234), disability marriage penalty, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act (H.R. 1389), Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (H.R. 320/ S.73), home and community-based services, Individuals with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336), ENABLE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025 H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act S.1023/H.R.2142 - Social Security Overpayment Relief Act S.627 - Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experien…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARC OF THE UNITED STATES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025 H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act S.1023/H.R.2142 - Social Security Overpayment Relief Act S.627 - Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experien…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing