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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 16, 2001
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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