# 119-s-2616: A bill to amend the Act of October 19, 1973, to increase the maximum dollar amount of per capita shares for purposes of eligibility for financial assistance or other benefits under Federal or federally assisted programs, and for other purposes.

119-s-2616, A bill to amend the Act of October 19, 1973, to increase the maximum dollar amount of per capita shares for purposes of eligibility for financial assistance or other benefits under Federal or federally assisted programs, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2616
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend the Act of October 19, 1973, to increase the maximum dollar amount of per capita shares for purposes of eligibility for financial assistance or other benefits under Federal or federally assisted programs, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Raises the per capita exemption from $2,000 to $5,000.** This bill would amend the Act of October 19, 1973 (25 U.S.C. 1407) to increase the per capita resource exemption used to determine eligibility for federal or federally assisted financial assistance and other benefits, which would let more recipients of per capita shares qualify. It also makes two minor textual corrections in the statute to fix punctuation and a wording error.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More benefit access for per-capita payments: benefit, high. If enacted, per-capita shares up to $5,000 would be excluded when checking eligibility for Federal or federally assisted benefits. That is an increase from the current $2,000 amount. This would make it easier for people who receive per-capita payments to qualify for programs like Medicaid or SNAP.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2616 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2616)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2616 (as of 2026-04-21).