# 119-hr-7573: Modernize SSI Stipends Act

119-hr-7573, Modernize SSI Stipends Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7573
- Congress: 119
- Title: Modernize SSI Stipends Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Doubles the minimum monthly personal needs allowances for SSI recipients in institutions** and would tie those higher amounts to cost-of-living adjustments so institutionalized beneficiaries get larger, inflation-aware stipends. It would amend sections of the Social Security Act that set institutional allowances and state supplements. - Raises baseline personal needs allowances from $360 to $720 for individuals and from $720 to $1,440 for couples. These higher amounts would apply to benefits for months after December 31, 2025. - Changes how cost-of-living adjustments apply so the SSI allowances use whichever is greater: the statutory baseline or the COLA-determined amount. This makes future increases automatic when COLAs push amounts above the doubled baseline. - Requires states that provide extra payments to pass through COLA increases tied to these higher institutional allowances. The pass-through change takes effect January 1, 2026 and covers COLAs that occur after September 2025.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher SSI personal needs allowances: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would raise the monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized SSI beneficiaries. For individuals the floor would be at least $720 per month (up from $360), and for couples it would be at least $1,440 per month (up from $720). These new minimums would apply to benefit…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7573)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7573 (as of 2026-04-21).