A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3147| Senate
| Updated: 6/27/2018
Bernard Sanders
Independent Senator
Vermont
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Social Security Administration Fairness Act This bill (1) provides funding for certain administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) makes individuals eligible to receive Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits beginning in the first month of disability; (3) eliminates the Medicare waiting period for recipients of OASDI benefits; and (4) requires the SSA to satisfy certain public-notice and reporting requirements before closing or consolidating a field office or hearing office.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
AgingCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMarriage and family statusMedicareRailroadsSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation employees
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3147| Senate
| Updated: 6/27/2018
Social Security Administration Fairness Act This bill (1) provides funding for certain administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) makes individuals eligible to receive Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits beginning in the first month of disability; (3) eliminates the Medicare waiting period for recipients of OASDI benefits; and (4) requires the SSA to satisfy certain public-notice and reporting requirements before closing or consolidating a field office or hearing office.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bernard Sanders
Independent Senator
Vermont
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
Social Welfare
Related Bills
- HR 115-6251: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-5431: 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
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AgingCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMarriage and family statusMedicareRailroadsSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation employees