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S 1570 101th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to partially deregulate the collection of fees for the representation of claimant in administrative proceedings.

Introduced: October 5, 1989 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative remediesLegal feesOld age, survivors and disability insurancePublic assistance programsSupplemental security income program
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 4, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 4, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 4, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to allow the representative of a claimant in an administrative proceeding to collect the fee agreed upon between the claimant and such representative which is specified in a written agreement filed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to approve such fee if it does not exceed the lesser of: (1) $4,000; or (2) 25 percent of past-due benefits (including any interim benefits paid during appeal) or, in the absence of such benefits, the lesser of three times the basic monthly benefit amount or the monthly benefit amount. Directs the Secretary to review a fee upon receipt of a written request for such review from the claimant, representative, administrative law judge, or other decision maker. Calculates such fees before reducing past-due OASDI benefits by the amount of worker's compensation and SSI benefits which would not have been received were OASDI benefits paid when due.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1570: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to partially deregulate the collection of fees for the representation of claimant in administrative proceedings.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1570/
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