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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Summary
What This Bill Does
Provides an additional $200 monthly payment from January through June 2026 to eligible Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, veterans disability or pension, and certain federal annuity recipients.
Who Benefits and How
Eligible fixed-income beneficiaries could receive added monthly cash support during the first half of 2026.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal finances would cover the added benefit payments, and multiple agencies would have to coordinate beneficiary certification and payment administration.
Key Provisions
- Provides eligible beneficiaries with an extra $200 monthly payment for the January through June 2026 period.
- Requires interagency certification, notice, and payment coordination and excludes the payments from income and offset treatment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides an additional $200 monthly payment from January through June 2026 to eligible Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, veterans disability or pension, and certain federal annuity recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Veterans Affairs, Finance
Primary Purpose
Provides an additional $200 monthly payment from January through June 2026 to eligible Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, veterans disability or pension, and certain federal annuity recipients.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Eligible Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, veterans, and civil service annuity recipients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal finances and agencies administering the additional monthly payments
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Warren (for herself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Eligible federal benefit recipients receiving the extra monthly payments
Federal finances and agencies funding and administering the additional payments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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