# 119-s-4001: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026

119-s-4001, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4001
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-24

## Summary

**This bill would raise SSI benefit levels** and modernize eligibility to make payments larger and fairer while extending coverage to U.S. territories. It would increase income and resource protections, repeal the marriage penalty, and clarify which payments do not count as income or resources. - Low-income individuals and couples: Sets 2026 benefit floors ($1,752 for a single individual, $2,628 for a couple) and would tie future individual benefits to the annual poverty guideline, removes the marriage penalty, and raises income and resource caps to reduce benefit loss. - People with savings or special payments: Expands earned and general income exclusions (for example raising the earned income exclusion to $6,149), excludes retirement accounts from countable resources, and lengthens certain resource exclusions to 21 months. - Territories and tribal recipients: Extends SSI to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, allows the Commissioner to adapt rules for those areas, and excludes Indian general welfare benefits from income and resources.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger SSI checks and no marriage penalty: benefit, high. This bill would change how monthly SSI rates are set. For calendar years 1974 through 2026 the single rate would be fixed at $1,752 and the couple rate at $2,628 (or higher if another statutory adjustment applies). For calendar years after 2026 the single-month rate would equal the prior year’s HHS…
- Higher income and asset limits: benefit, medium. This bill would raise several SSI income and resource thresholds for 2026 and then index them. In 2026 the general income exclusion would be $1,892 and the earned income exclusion $6,149. Countable resource limits in 2026 would be $20,000 for individuals and $10,000 for couples. After 2026 those am…
- SSI access for four U.S. territories: benefit, medium. This bill would extend SSI to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. It would treat United States nationals in those places like citizens for SSI. The bill would remove prior limits on total territorial payments and let the Social Security Commissioner waive or change some…
- More income and resource exclusions: benefit, low. This bill would stop counting several items when SSA figures SSI eligibility and resources. It would exclude in-kind support (food or shelter) from ‘‘all other income.’' It would exclude refunds of State earned income or child tax credits from income and resources. It would exclude Indian general w…
- Single start date for all changes: benefit, low. This bill would set one delayed effective date for its changes. The amendments would take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins after the date that is one year after enactment. This gives agencies and applicants about a year to prepare.
- Fewer account rules, but Medicaid checks: mixed, medium. This bill would remove several strict rules on past-due SSI and transfers. It would repeal a requirement that some past-due SSI be paid in installments. It would end the special dedicated-account rule and say money moved from those old accounts into another account would not count as income or reso…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4001 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4001)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4001 (as of 2026-04-24).