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HR 3905 116th Congress House

Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative remediesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2019

This bill revises requirements regarding the content and submission of the annual budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and restricts the SSA from closing or consolidating a field or hearing office without providing specified notice and justification. The Government Accountability Office must report specified information relating to the average length of time for certain reviews of applications for disability insurance benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 23, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 23, 2019
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 23, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 23, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3905: Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3905/
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"H.R. 3905: Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3905/.
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H.R. 3905, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3905/.
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