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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2713: Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2713/
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"H.R. 2713: Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2713/.
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