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119th Congress · 2025–2027
S. 73

EMPSA

Social Welfare Senate 1 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · January 13, 2025
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What this bill does

Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 14, 2026

Summary for Introduced in Senate

January 13, 2025 · Summary last updated February 20, 2025

Version of the bill text this summary covers: Introduced in Senate · January 13, 2025

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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.)

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The votes

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Where it stands

The measure's progress

In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Recorded January 13, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Committee Finance Committee
Recorded votes None taken
The official record
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bill-119-s73
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AP style

Vote Files, "S. 73 (119th Congress): EMPSA," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s73

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 11). S. 73 (119th Congress): EMPSA [Bill record]. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s73

Chicago

Vote Files. "S. 73 (119th Congress): EMPSA." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s73.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_bill_119_s73,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{S. 73 (119th Congress): EMPSA}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s73}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-s73; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/73; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed October 16, 2026}
}
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On the record

No recorded vote

No roll call has been taken on this measure, so no member's position on it is on the record. Most measures never get one.