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HR 3332 107th Congress House

Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to provide greater equity and efficiency to the Social Security Administration's payment system for representation of claimants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2002 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative feesCollection of accountsEconomics and Public FinanceLaw
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Legal feesOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSupplemental security income program
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
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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 Latest action November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 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
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· May 14, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 14, 2002
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 14, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 14, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 14, 2002
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 12, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 13, 2002
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 13, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 23, 2002
Vitter, David
· Jan 23, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 18, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· Dec 17, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Dec 17, 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: Attorney Fee Payment System Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3332/.
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