Hold SSI beneficiaries harmless so Social Security benefit increases under the bill do not reduce SSI eligibility or SSI benefit amounts.

SEC. 7. HOLDING SSI BENEFICIARIES HARMLESS. For purposes of determining the income of an individual to establish eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act, the amount of any benefit to which the individual is entitled under title II of such Act shall be deemed not to exceed the amount of the benefit that would be determined for such individual under such title as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

The bill would disregard Social Security benefit increases from the Act when determining SSI eligibility and payment amounts, preventing SSI beneficiaries from being penalized by higher title II benefits.

2026.06.11-strengthening-social-security-act.pdf
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H.R.4583 listed Rep. Linda T. Sánchez among original sponsors/cosponsors and included Sec. 114, 'Holding SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries harmless,' which would disregard title I Social Security benefit increases when determining title XVI SSI eligibility and benefit amounts.

Sánchez took concrete legislative action on a bill containing the promised SSI hold-harmless provision, but the source is bill text, not enactment.

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Text - H.R.4583 - Social Security 2100 Act
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Congress.gov shows H.R.4583's latest action as referral to the Subcommittee on Social Security on 12/17/2024 and the tracker status as 'Introduced,' with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment.

The specific bill containing the hold-harmless language did not become law in the 118th Congress, so the promise was not delivered through that vehicle.

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Actions - H.R.4583 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Social Security 2100 Act
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SSA's 2026 SSI guidance says unearned income includes Social Security benefits, and generally the more countable income a person has, the less SSI they receive; if countable income exceeds the limit, SSI is not payable.

Current SSA rules still treat Social Security benefits as SSI-countable income absent a specific statutory hold-harmless, indicating the promised protection has not been implemented administratively or as current SSI policy.

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SSI Income | Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | SSA
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