HR 2713
110th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Administrative remedies
Congressional reporting requirements
Disability evaluation
Disabled
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social Security Administration
Social security beneficiaries
Social security eligibility
Terminally ill
Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007
Introduced: June 14, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 14, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 14, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill benefiaries.
Requires the Commissioner to study and report to specified congressional committees on possible improvements in disability claims processing.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1