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- A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to reintroduce the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act.
- The bill would raise SSI benefits to 100% of the federal poverty level.
- The bill would remove penalties for married couples and in-kind support.
- It would extend benefits to residents of U.S. territories and increase income thresholds and resource limits, not updated since the 1970s.
- The proposal would cost about $61 billion annually.
