HR 5833
110th Congress
House
Law
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Legal fees
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 17, 2008
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the federal judicial code to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees to the attorney representing a prevailing party in civil actions involving Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Claims under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act.
Declares that such fees shall not be subject to offset due to a claim of the United States against the prevailing party.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Committees of jurisdiction
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