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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6532| House 
| Updated: 8/9/2018
Todd Rokita

Todd Rokita

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Daniel Webster (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2018 This bill revises requirements related to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program, and disability determinations made by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Specifically, the bill: applies the judicial code of conduct applicable to U.S. judges to administrative law judges (ALJs) for the SSA, prohibits the SSA from prescribing certain fees regarding the representation of claimants for OASDI and SSI benefits, permits the SSA to withhold less than the amount required to correctly adjust a recipient's OASDI benefits amount under certain conditions, disqualifies an individual from receiving OASDI benefits for any month for which the individual receives unemployment-insurance benefits, eliminates the application stages for reconsideration reviews of disability determinations, increases the frequency of benefits-eligibility reviews, and decreases the amount of time provided to an individual to apply for OASDI benefits and receive funds retroactively from the first month of eligibility. Additionally, the SSA must: review a sample of decisions in favor of claimants for OASDI benefits from outlier ALJs, update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations, consider any relevant evidence from a claimant's social media prior to issuing a disability determination, update the data used to determine the full range of work available to individuals in the national economy, ensure that communications between the SSA and an individual eligible for OASDI benefits include a description of the individual's responsibility to report to the SSA on any change of circumstance that may affect such individual's eligibility, and include unearned income in the determination of an individual's substantial gainful activity.
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Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  • July 25, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 9, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2031: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3385: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEconomic performance and conditionsEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsJudgesLabor marketLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceUnemploymentWages and earnings

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6532| House 
| Updated: 8/9/2018
Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2018 This bill revises requirements related to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program, and disability determinations made by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Specifically, the bill: applies the judicial code of conduct applicable to U.S. judges to administrative law judges (ALJs) for the SSA, prohibits the SSA from prescribing certain fees regarding the representation of claimants for OASDI and SSI benefits, permits the SSA to withhold less than the amount required to correctly adjust a recipient's OASDI benefits amount under certain conditions, disqualifies an individual from receiving OASDI benefits for any month for which the individual receives unemployment-insurance benefits, eliminates the application stages for reconsideration reviews of disability determinations, increases the frequency of benefits-eligibility reviews, and decreases the amount of time provided to an individual to apply for OASDI benefits and receive funds retroactively from the first month of eligibility. Additionally, the SSA must: review a sample of decisions in favor of claimants for OASDI benefits from outlier ALJs, update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations, consider any relevant evidence from a claimant's social media prior to issuing a disability determination, update the data used to determine the full range of work available to individuals in the national economy, ensure that communications between the SSA and an individual eligible for OASDI benefits include a description of the individual's responsibility to report to the SSA on any change of circumstance that may affect such individual's eligibility, and include unearned income in the determination of an individual's substantial gainful activity.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  • July 25, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 9, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Todd Rokita

Todd Rokita

Republican Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Daniel Webster (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2031: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3385: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEconomic performance and conditionsEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsJudgesLabor marketLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceUnemploymentWages and earnings