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: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. [SB427 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Jeff Bingaman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NM	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Blanche Lincoln [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AR	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Olympia Snowe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Crapo [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Susan Collins [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tim Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SD	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mike Johanns [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Thune [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator James Risch [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ID	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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