119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 27, 2025
EMPSA Act
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Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Social Welfare
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 27, 2025)
Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or the EMPSA Act
This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
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 House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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5 citations.
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 (marriage penalty, asset limits; Comment on Centers for Med…
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 (marriage penalty, asset limits; Comment on Centers for Med…
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
AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns H.R. 1621, Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1634, ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act, all provisions H.R. 1757/S.73, EMPSA Act, all provisions H.R. 2036/S. 925, CreditforCaring Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2491/S.1227, ABC Act, all provisions H.R. 2540/S.1234, SSI S…
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
AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns H.R. 1621, Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1634, ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act, all provisions H.R. 1757/S.73, EMPSA Act, all provisions H.R. 2036/S. 925, CreditforCaring Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2491/S.1227, ABC Act, all provisions H.R. 2540/S.1234, SSI S…
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
AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 19, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns H.R. 1621, Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1634, ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act, all provisions H.R. 1757/S.73, EMPSA Act, all provisions H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provision related to funding of the congressionally di…
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