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HR 1712 103th Congress House Social Welfare Alcoholism Disabled Drug abuse Fees Government Operations and Politics Health Medicaid Public assistance programs Social security eligibility Supplemental security income program Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics Treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts

SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993

Introduced: March 8, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 14, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 7, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SSI Disability Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) allow government agencies to serve as paid representative payees; (2) set the maximum fee payable to representative payees at ten percent of the monthly benefit involved; and (3) revise the provision of SSI benefits to the disabled based on substance abuse.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for mandatory Medicaid coverage of approved substance abuse treatment programs for certain disabled SSI beneficiaries.

What's happening now May 12, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Mar 8, 1994
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 1, 1994
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