119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 13, 2025
EMPSA
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Social Welfare
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 13, 2025)
Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or EMPSA
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Disability and paralysis · Disability assistance · Marriage and family status · Poverty and welfare assistance
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NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support); HCBS Access Act (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…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 (H.R.1436/S.627), Seat Elevation in Group 2 Non-Complex Power…
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 DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…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 (H.R.1436/S.627), Seat Elevation in Group 2 Non-Complex Power…
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 DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- Oppose OBBBA (HR1); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…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 (H.R.1436/S.627), Seat Elevation in Group 2 Non-Complex Power…
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 DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- Oppose OBBBA (HR1); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…(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 (H.R.1436/S.627), Coverage of Standing Systems in Power Wheel…
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 DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 3, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- Oppose OBBBA (HR1); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…21, 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 Saving…
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
…(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 (H.R.1436/S.627), Coverage of Standing Systems in Power Wheel…
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 DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
Amount not reported
Protect Medicaid- Oppose OBBBA (HR1); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (HR 2450/S. 1234) (support); Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (S. 73/HR 7055) (support); Stop the Wait Act of 2025 (HR 930) (support)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…21, 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 Saving…
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
…21, 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 directe…
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