H.R. 4176: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
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H.R. 4176: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-08 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
Plain summary
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to provide that the value of certain prepaid funeral and burial arrangements involving an irrevocable trust whose named beneficiary is the funeral provider are not to be considered, under the SSI program, as resources available to the individual. Includes among such arrangements a life insurance policy irrevocably assigning benefits covering funeral goods and services to: (1) a funeral provider, or (2) an irrevocable trust fully funding such goods and services and naming the funeral provider as the trust beneficiary.
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Official text
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · 6 cosponsors
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Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4176.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr4176 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112