Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act

This bill amends the Social Security Act to protect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for disaster victims who receive settlement payments. It specifically excludes certain settlement amounts - like those from the East Palestine train derailment case (Case No. 4:23-CV-00242) - from counting as income or resources for SSI eligibility. The change applies to all months of benefit payments, including those before the bill’s enactment date. This directly affects SSI recipients in Ohio who settled claims related to the East Palestine derailment, ensuring their benefits aren’t reduced due to those settlements.