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HR 3607 97th Congress House Social Welfare Blind Disability insurance Disabled Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.

Introduced: May 18, 1981 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
May 18, 1981
Introduced in House
May 18, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require a blind person to have at least six quarters of coverage in order to be eligible for disability benefits. Specifies the method of computing the average indexed monthly earnings of a blind individual for purposes of determining such individual's primary insurance amount. Provides that the benefits of a blind person shall not be reduced because of such person's refusal to accept State-approved rehabilitative services under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Requires recomputation of the disability insurance benefit of a blind individual who applies for a recomputation if such recomputation would result in a higher primary insurance amount.

What's happening now May 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 10, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3607: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3607/
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"H.R. 3607: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3607/.
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H.R. 3607, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-3607/.
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