# 119-hr-1389: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act

119-hr-1389, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1389
- Congress: 119
- Title: Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Treat married disabled adult children the same as unmarried ones for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid eligibility.** This bill would remove marriage-based rules that can end or cut disability-related benefits and stop counting a spouse’s income for certain child’s disability benefits. - Families: Disabled adult children who qualify for Social Security child’s benefits would be able to keep those benefits after marriage and their spouse’s income would not be counted when determining those benefit amounts. - SSI recipients: People who present themselves as married would not automatically be treated as married for SSI eligibility. The bill replaces old presumptions with neutral marital language and updated rules about who counts as a spouse. - Medicaid access: In states that elect the relevant option under federal law, married disabled adult children and their spouses who would qualify for medical assistance if unmarried would remain eligible for Medicaid.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Married disabled adults could keep Medicaid: benefit, high. If enacted, married adults with disabilities who get a child’s Social Security benefit could keep Medicaid in some states. This would apply only in states that use the section 1902(f) option. It would also cover their spouses. You must be someone who would qualify for Medicaid if unmarried. Eligibi…
- Married disabled adult children keep SSI and Social Security: benefit, medium. If enacted, married disabled adult children could get the child’s Social Security disability benefit. The bill would also stop counting a spouse’s income and assets against this group for SSI. SSI would treat a Social Security marriage finding as a marriage starting on that finding date or the SSI…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1389 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1389)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1389 (as of 2026-09-21).