# 119-hr-878: Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act

119-hr-878, Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-878
- Congress: 119
- Title: Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would extend Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to Guam.** It aims to bring aged, blind, and disabled residents of Guam into the SSI framework while allowing rule adjustments for local needs and removing prior payment caps. - Older adults, people who are blind, and people with disabilities in Guam would become eligible for federal SSI benefits to help meet basic needs. - Removes the cap on total federal payments to Guam for SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and related programs so payment totals are no longer limited. - Gives the Social Security Administration commissioner authority to waive or modify SSI requirements in Guam to fit local conditions. Changes would take effect on the first day of the first federal fiscal year that begins one year or more after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- SSI help for Guam residents: benefit, high. If enacted, low-income seniors, blind, or disabled people living in Guam could get SSI cash payments. Guam would be included in the SSI program like states. The Social Security Commissioner could change some SSI rules in Guam to fit local needs. The change would start on the first day of the first…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-878 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/878)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3718)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-878 (as of 2025-12-21).