Congress: 93th

Sponsor: Representative Abzug, Bella S. (06/04/1974)

Committees: House - Ways and Means

Description: A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for emergency assistance grants to recipients of supplemental security income benefits, to authorize cost-of-living increases in such benefits and in State supplementary payments, to prevent reductions in such benefits because of social security benefit increases, to provide reimbursement to States for home relief payments to disabled applicants prior to determination of their disability, to permit payment of such benefits directly to drug addicts and alcoholics (without a third-party payee) in certain cases to continue on a permanent basis the provision making supplemental security income recipients eligible for food stamps, and for other purposes.

Lastest Action: 06/04/1974 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)

Official: H.R.15156 -- 93th Congress