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HR 6485 110th Congress House

Timely Due Process for the Disabled Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that disability determinations under such title on the basis of hearings by the Commissioner of Social … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that disability determinations under such title on the basis of hearings by the Commissioner of Social Security are made on a timely basis and to require the Commissioner to establish a program for monitoring each year the number of disability determinations which are in reconsideration.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability evaluation
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DisabledGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security eligibility
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Jul 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 14, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1451)
Jul 14, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Timley Due Process for the Disabled Act of 2008 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish time frames, within specified limits, to ensure timely disability determinations; and (2) establish a program for the monitoring of disability determinations in reconsideration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 16, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 16, 2008
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 15, 2008
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 15, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 15, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 15, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 29, 2008
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2008
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6485: Timely Due Process for the Disabled Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6485/
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