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HR 3332 107th Congress House Social Welfare Administrative fees Collection of accounts Economics and Public Finance Law Legal fees Old age, survivors and disability insurance Supplemental security income program

Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced: November 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase from $4,000 to $5,200 the maximum allowable attorney fee; and (2) cap the amount of attorney assessments at $100.

Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) to prescribe a fee payment system for attorneys representing individuals filing claims for past-due benefits in the SSI program. Caps attorney fees at 25 percent of such past-due benefits. Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to assess such an attorney up to $100.

What's happening now November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 6 Independent 1
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 21, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 22, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 14, 2002
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 14, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 14, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 13, 2002
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 13, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 18, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 17, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3332: Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3332/
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H.R. 3332, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3332/.
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