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HR 5637 117th Congress House Social Welfare

Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act

Introduced: November 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act

This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ensure that each SSA office and state agency that makes disability determinations for Social Security disability benefits is fully staffed to answer phone calls during standard business hours.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 4, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 2, 2021
Demings, Val
· Oct 20, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5637: Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5637/
MLA
"H.R. 5637: Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5637/.
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H.R. 5637, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5637/.
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[H.R. 5637: Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5637/)
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