HR 498
107th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Blind
Cost of living adjustments
Disability evaluation
Disabled
Earnings
Economics and Public Finance
Employment of the disabled
Indexing (Economic policy)
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility
Blind Empowerment Act of 2001
Introduced: February 7, 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
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Blind Empowerment Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase, by specified increments over five years, the level of earnings demonstrating the ability of a blind person to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability insurance benefit payments.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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