# 117-hr-6405: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

117-hr-6405, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6405
- Congress: 117
- Title: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act This bill eliminates certain marriage-related criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for Disabled Adult Children (DAC). It also expands access to Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid for married DAC recipients.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hres-915: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management relations with respect to em…

## Sources
- [117-hr-6405 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6405)

## Related
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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-915: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Acco…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-915)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6405 (as of 2025-11-18).