👀 I’m Just a Bill — Disability Benefits Modernization

A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster

What is this bill?

Modernization of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the 119th Congress, addressing backlog, asset limits, and earned-income disincentives.

What does it actually do?

• SSI asset limit reform — raises the long-frozen $2,000 individual / $3,000 couple asset limit
• Application backlog — funds SSA capacity to clear documented multi-year application backlog
• Earnings disincentives — modifies the cliff at which earned income terminates eligibility
• Marriage penalty — addresses SSI marriage penalty
• Plan to Achieve Self-Support — expands PASS work-incentive program

Who votes when?

• House Ways & Means + Senate Finance active consideration

How does this affect cooperative-class families?

SSDI/SSI affect approximately 8.5 million American adults and 1 million children. Composes with #7 MSA member capital-pooling (current SSI asset limit prevents disabled members from participating in MSA at meaningful levels), #5 The Family Table disability-care coordination, and #8 Defense Klaus disability-survivor crisis services.

Shirley Temple Truth Score

🟡 Provisional.

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