Safeguarding Benefits for Americans Act of 2026
This bill restricts federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens or nationals. It requires applicants to provide written attestation of citizenship under penalty of perjury,…
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Federal legislation · 119th Congress
This bill restricts federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens or nationals. It requires applicants to provide written attestation of citizenship under penalty of perjury,…
The Kids Before Cuts Act prohibits the federal government from withholding funds allocated to three child welfare and social services programs—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Child…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's disease. Currently,…
This bill prohibits certain health care facilities from limiting the access of essential caregivers to residents of those facilities, including during designated emergency periods. Specifically, the…
This bill prohibits certain health care facilities from limiting the access of essential caregivers to residents of those facilities, including during designated emergency periods. Specifically, the…
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread t…
This bill amends Medicaid law to establish national quality standards for continuous skilled nursing services. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a working group within…
The Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025 amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by changing the calculation basis from the thrifty…
The RESTORE Act of 2025 amends federal law to allow individuals with drug-related convictions to receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance fo…
The End Child Poverty Act establishes a universal child assistance program administered by the Social Security Administration that would provide monthly cash payments to all qualifying children under…
The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act prohibits discrimination based on religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in federally funded child welfar…
The FAMILY Act establishes a federal paid family and medical leave insurance program administered by the Social Security Administration. Eligible individuals would receive wage-replacement benefits fo…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to authorize states to place foster children in cottage family homes—small, single-family residences operated by licensed child care agencies—and make children…
The Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2025 authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities—including nonprofits, state child welfare agencies, local educational…
The End Diaper Need Act of 2025 provides $200 million annually for fiscal years 2026–2029 to states through the Social Services Block Grant program to fund diaper and adult incontinence supply distrib…
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides…
This bill establishes the American Worker Retirement Plan, a new federal retirement savings program for workers without access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The program creates individual ac…
This bill prohibits any reevaluation or update to the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) that results in an increase in food insecurity (i.e., an increase in the number of…
This bill establishes limits on executive compensation and provides protections for employee wages and benefits if an employer files for Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy. First, the bill increa…
This bill amends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to increase the resource limits for eligibility. It raises the resource limit for individuals from $2,250 to $20,000 and for couples fro…
This bill amends the Social Security Act to allow states to transfer a portion of their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to workforce development programs under the Wor…
This bill amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to prohibit states from using federal block grant funds to replace state spending on TANF-related services. It requires stat…
This bill amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to establish deadlines for states to obligate and expend federal block grant funds. States would be required to obligate fun…
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread t…
Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act or the WISH Act This bill establishes a federal long-term care insurance benefit and provides specified funds for the program. To be eligible, an i…