Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act

Sponsor: Michael A. Rulli (Republican-OH)December 15, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Protects disability benefits for people who get disaster or injury settlements.

This bill would protect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for people who receive money from certain injury or property damage settlements. It would ensure these payments, including those from events like the East Palestine train derailment, do not cause beneficiaries to lose their SSI benefits.

What Would Change

Today, if a person receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) gets money from a settlement for personal injury, sickness, or property damage, that money can reduce or completely stop their SSI benefits. This bill would change that by making sure these types of settlement payments are not counted as income or resources, allowing beneficiaries to keep their full SSI benefits.

Key Provisions

Prevents money received from personal injury, physical sickness, or property damage settlements from counting as income for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
Stops money from personal injury, physical sickness, or property damage settlements from counting as resources for SSI beneficiaries. This applies even in months after the money is received.
Specifically includes settlement payments from the East Palestine Train Derailment case (CASE NO. 4:23-CV-00242) in these protections.
Applies these protections to East Palestine settlement payments retroactively, covering benefits paid before the bill becomes law.

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Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act

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