Bill Title: A bill 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.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. [SB863 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Olympia Snowe [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Crapo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Johanns [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SD	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Thune [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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