To improve the Social Security Administration's service to the public, to strengthen the Disability Insurance program, and to protect the trust funds.
USA115th CongressHR-6559| House
| Updated: 8/9/2018
Sam Johnson
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 2018 This bill makes changes to the operations of the Social Security Administration (SSA), including by establishing limits on how long an individual may serve as an Acting Commissioner, creating a single point of contact at the SSA for identity-theft victims, and limiting reimbursements for travel by the representatives of claimants for medical examinations in connection with disability determinations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social Welfare
Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsPerformance measurementSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceTravel and tourism
To improve the Social Security Administration's service to the public, to strengthen the Disability Insurance program, and to protect the trust funds.
USA115th CongressHR-6559| House
| Updated: 8/9/2018
Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 2018 This bill makes changes to the operations of the Social Security Administration (SSA), including by establishing limits on how long an individual may serve as an Acting Commissioner, creating a single point of contact at the SSA for identity-theft victims, and limiting reimbursements for travel by the representatives of claimants for medical examinations in connection with disability determinations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sam Johnson
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (1)
Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Social Welfare
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- HR 115-3432: To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the reimbursement of travel expenses.
- HR 115-3309: Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018
- HR 115-3594: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the Social Security Trust Funds from overpayment discharge during bankruptcy proceedings, 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
Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsPerformance measurementSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceTravel and tourism