[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6193 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6193
To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social security,
supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and
veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2025
Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Fields, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Ms. Craig, Ms.
Randall, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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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A BILL
To provide economic recovery payments to recipients of social security,
supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and
veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Emergency Inflation
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, RAILROAD RETIREMENT
BENEFITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION OR PENSION
BENEFITS.
(a) Authority To Make Payments.--
(1) Eligibility.--
(A) In general.--
(i) Eligibility for economic recovery
payment.--Subject to paragraph (5)(C), for any
month during the applicable period, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse, in
accordance with the certification made under
subsection (b) by the Commissioner of Social
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, as
applicable, an additional $200 monthly benefit
payment to each individual who, for any month
during such applicable period--
(I) is entitled to a benefit
payment described in clause (i), (ii),
(iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (B), or
(II) is eligible for a SSI cash
benefit described in subparagraph (C).
(ii) Applicable period.--For purposes of
this section, the term ``applicable period''
means any month during the period beginning on
January 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2026.
(B) Benefit payment described.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A):
(i) Title ii benefit.--A benefit payment
described in this clause is a monthly insurance
benefit payable under title II of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), without
regard to sections 202(j)(1) and 223(b) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1), 423(b)).
(ii) Railroad retirement benefit.--A
benefit payment described in this clause is a
monthly annuity or pension payment payable
under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45
U.S.C. 231 et seq.), without regard to section
5(a)(ii) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii)).
(iii) Veterans benefit.--A benefit payment
described in this clause is a compensation or
pension payment payable under--
(I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 1131,
1141, or 1151 of title 38, United
States Code;
(II) section 1310, 1312, 1313,
1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United
States Code;
(III) section 1513, 1521, 1536,
1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of title 38,
United States Code; or
(IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 of
title 38, United States Code,
to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or
parent as described in paragraph (2), (3),
(4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38,
United States Code, who received that benefit
during any month during the applicable period.
(iv) Civil service retirement system
benefit.--A benefit payment described in this
clause is an annuity payment under subchapter
III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States
Code.
(C) SSI cash benefit described.--A SSI cash benefit
described in this subparagraph is a cash benefit
payable under section 1611 (other than under subsection
(e)(1)(B) of such section) or 1619(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h).
(2) Requirement.--A payment shall be made under paragraph
(1) only to individuals who reside in 1 of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana
Islands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
determination of the individual's residence shall be based on
the current address of record under a program specified in
paragraph (1).
(3) No double payments.--An individual who is eligible for
a payment under this section shall be paid only 1 such payment
per month, regardless of whether the individual is entitled to,
or eligible for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment described
in paragraph (1).
(4) Limitation.--A payment under this section shall not be
made--
(A) in the case of an individual entitled to a
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or a benefit
specified in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), if the individual is
entitled to such benefit on the basis of section
7(b)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45
U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) if, for the most recent month of
such individual's entitlement in the applicable period,
such individual's benefit under such paragraph was not
payable by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of section
202 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) or section
1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a);
(B) in the case of an individual entitled to a
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, for the
most recent month of such individual's entitlement in
the applicable period, such individual's benefit under
such paragraph was not payable, or was reduced, by
reason of section 1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38,
United States Code;
(C) in the case of an individual eligible for a
benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if, for the most
recent month in which the individual was so eligible in
the applicable period, such individual's benefit under
such paragraph was not payable by reason of subsection
(e)(1)(A) or (e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or
section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a); or
(D) in the case of any individual whose date of
death occurs before the date on which the payment is
certified.
(5) Timing and manner of payments.--
(A) In general.--At the earliest practicable date
but in no event later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social
Security, in coordination with the Railroad Retirement
Board, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall
commence certifying monthly payments under this
section. Such payments may be certified to be
electronically delivered in the same manner and to the
same account identified by the payee or on file with
the relevant agency through the applicable benefit
program described in paragraph (1).
(B) Notice requirements.--The Commissioner of
Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management (as applicable) shall
each, as soon as practicable after payments begin to be
issued under this section, provide each individual who
is determined to be eligible for such payments with a
notice that includes the following:
(i) Information regarding the individual's
eligibility for payments under this section,
the amount of payments the individual is
eligible for, and the manner in which the
payments will be delivered.
(ii) Notice that the payments under this
section are disregarded for Federal income tax
purposes and for purposes of determining
eligibility for, or the amount of, benefits or
assistance under any Federal or federally-
assisted benefit program.
(C) Deadline.--No payments shall be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Treasury under this section after
July 1, 2026, regardless of any determinations of
entitlement to, or eligibility for, such payments made
after such date.
(b) Identification of Recipients.--
(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security (in
coordination with the Railroad Retirement Board, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management) shall--
(A) identify individuals entitled to, or eligible
for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment described in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for purposes of
ensuring compliance with paragraph (3) of such
subsection, and
(B) certify the individuals entitled to receive
payments under this section and provide the Secretary
of the Treasury with the information needed for the
Secretary of the Treasury to disburse such payments.
(2) Subsequent determination of entitlement or
eligibility.--A certification of an individual under this
subsection shall be unaffected by any subsequent determination
or redetermination of the individual's entitlement to, or
eligibility for, a benefit specified in subparagraph (B) or (C)
of subsection (a)(1).
(c) Treatment of Payments.--
(1) Payment to be disregarded for purposes of all federal
and federally assisted programs.--A payment under subsection
(a) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded
as a resource, for purposes of determining the eligibility of
the recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for
benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or
assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or
local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
(2) Payment not considered income for purposes of
taxation.--A payment under subsection (a) shall not be
considered as gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
(3) Payments protected from assignment.--The provisions of
sections 207 and 1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and section 5301 of
title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any payment made
under subsection (a) as if such payment was a benefit payment
or cash benefit to such individual under the applicable program
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1).
(4) Payments not subject to offset.--Notwithstanding
section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, any payment made
under this section shall not--
(A) be subject to offset under such section; and
(B) be counted towards the amount of the exemption
for Federal benefit programs under subsection
(c)(3)(A)(ii) of such section.
(d) Payment to Representative Payees and Fiduciaries.--
(1) In general.--In any case in which an individual who is
entitled to a payment under subsection (a) and whose benefit
payment or cash benefit described in paragraph (1) of that
subsection is paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the
payment under subsection (a) shall be made to the individual's
representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall
be used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled
to the payment.
(2) Applicability.--
(A) Payment on the basis of a title ii or ssi
benefit.--Section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to any payment
made on the basis of an entitlement to a benefit
specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C) of
subsection (a) in the same manner as such section
applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.
(B) Payment on the basis of a railroad retirement
benefit.--Section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45
U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to any payment made on the
basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same
manner as such section applies to a payment under such
Act.
(C) Payment on the basis of a veterans benefit.--
Sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United
States Code, shall apply to any payment made on the
basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same
manner as those sections apply to a payment under that
title.
(e) Presidential Prohibition.--In providing additional monthly
benefit payments to individuals pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of
the Treasury may not include the name of the President on such payments
or allow the President to sign any of the payments.
(f) Appropriation.--Out of any sums in the Treasury of the United
States not otherwise appropriated, the following sums are appropriated
for fiscal year 2026, to carry out this section:
(1) For the Secretary of the Treasury--
(A) such sums as may be necessary for payments to
individuals certified by the Commissioner of Social
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, or the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as entitled to receive
payments under this section; and
(B) $11,000,000 for administrative costs incurred
in carrying out this section.
(2) For the Commissioner of Social Security, $83,000,000
for the Social Security Administration's Limitation on
Administrative Expenses for costs incurred in carrying out this
section.
(3) For the Railroad Retirement Board, $1,100,000 to the
Railroad Retirement Board's Limitation on Administration for
administrative costs incurred in carrying out this section.
(4) For the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $3,000,000 for
the Information Systems Technology account and $5,000,000 for
the General Operating Expenses account for administrative costs
incurred in carrying out this section.
(5) For the Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
$10,000,000 for administrative costs incurred in carrying out
this section.
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