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HR 4949 100th Congress House Social Welfare AIDS (Disease) Communicable diseases Disability evaluation Disability insurance Federal-state relations Health Old age, survivors and disability insurance Public assistance programs Social security eligibility Supplemental security income program

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement specific criteria for determining the eligibility of individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus…

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A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement specific criteria for determining the eligibility of individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection for disability-related benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 29, 1988 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Jul 7, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 29, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 29, 1988
Introduced in House
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Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop specific eligibility criteria for disability-related benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act for individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress: (1) within six months of this Act's enactment, on efforts undertaken to assure fair and equitable eligibility determinations; and (2) within one year of this Act's enactment, on the eligibility criteria that have been developed. Requires that such criteria be implemented between 60 and 90 days after submittal of the latter report.

Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines, within six months of this Act's enactment, to improve the coordination of Federal and State disability programs so that individuals applying for disability-related benefits are made aware of the full range of such benefits.

What's happening now July 7, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4949: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement specific criteria for determining the eligibility of individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection for disability-related benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4949/
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"H.R. 4949: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement specific criteria for determining the eligibility of individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection for disability-related benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4949/.
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H.R. 4949, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4949/.
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[H.R. 4949: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement specific criteria for determining the eligibility of individuals with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection for disability-related benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4949/)
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