To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Social Security Administration be responsive to Congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Provides appropriations for Social Security Administration administrative expenses during fiscal year 2026 funding lapses and directs the agency to continue operations during those lapses.
Who Benefits and How
Social Security beneficiaries and congressional offices could face fewer service interruptions during a funding lapse.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal funds would continue to support SSA administrative operations during shutdown periods.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates whatever sums are necessary for SSA administrative expenses during fiscal year 2026 lapses in appropriations.
- Directs SSA to continue all functions, including responsiveness to congressional offices, during those lapses.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides appropriations for Social Security Administration administrative expenses during fiscal year 2026 funding lapses and directs the agency to continue operations during those lapses.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
Provides appropriations for Social Security Administration administrative expenses during fiscal year 2026 funding lapses and directs the agency to continue operations during those lapses.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Social Security beneficiaries and claimants relying on uninterrupted SSA administration
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal funding resources used to support SSA administrative operations during a lapse
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal funding resources used to continue SSA administrative operations, Social Security Administration operations that remain funded during a shutdown
Positive-direction: Social Security Administration operations that remain funded during a shutdown
Negative-direction: Federal funding resources used to continue SSA administrative operations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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