Search Results: keywords:"federal assistance programs"

  • H. R. 9229 — To provide free post office boxes to individuals who are unhoused or experiencing housing instability, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:914

    H.R. 9229, known as the "MAIL Act," aims to provide free post office boxes to individuals who are unhoused or facing housing instability. The United States Postal Service will establish regulations to allow these individuals to obtain a post office box without fees if they meet certain income...

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    H.R. 9229 wants to give people who don't have a home a free mailbox at the post office, so they can still get letters and packages. The post office will set rules to make sure these people really need this help, and they will check every now and then to see how the program is working.

  • H. R. 9234 — To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:4,177

    The proposed bill, known as the "Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2023" or "SWIFT Act," aims to amend the Social Security Act to improve survivors' benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses. It eliminates age restrictions, ensuring benefits are not...

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    The "Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2023" wants to help people whose husbands or wives have passed away, especially if they have disabilities, by giving them more money from Social Security. It also helps kids of these families stay supported while they're in school by raising the age when they can get extra benefits.

  • S. 5091 — To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,174

    S. 5091, also known as the "Basic Assistance for Students In College Act" or the "BASIC Act," aims to support the essential needs of college students in the U.S. The bill introduces measures for securely sharing data between federal agencies to identify students in need of...

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    The BASIC Act is a plan to help college students get things they need, like food and places to live. It sets aside lots of money to give schools grants so they can find smart ways to help students, especially those who might have trouble getting by on their own.

  • S. 4784 — To eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,451

    S. 4784, also known as the "Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act" or the "ASSET Act," aims to remove asset limits for eligibility in certain federally funded public assistance programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

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    The ASSET Act wants to make it easier for families to save money by letting them keep getting help from programs like food stamps even if they have some savings. It also plans to let people who get a special type of money help called SSI have more savings without losing that help.