House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
EMPSA Act
Official title: To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.
Sponsor: Rep. David Valadao R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1757.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H921):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1757, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1757
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
11 of 11 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Susie Lee (D-NV), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.
- H.R. 2481 (119th) Romance Scam Prevention Act
- H.R. 3419 (119th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
- H.R. 1044 (119th) To amend Public Law 99–338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.
- H.R. 3854 (119th) Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors
- H.R. 836 (119th) Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
- H.R. 1147 (119th) Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.