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H.R. 4273 (100th)

A bill to amend titles XVI and II of the Social Security Act to promote the rehabilitation of blind beneficiaries under the SSI and OASDI programs, and to assure that they receive the most appropriate employment and training services which are available, by permitting them to select the agencies to which they will be referred for such services.

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Introduced

29 March 1988

Last action

29 March 1988 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Sponsors

Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]

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Summary

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to permit blind beneficiaries to select the agency or organization to which they will be referred for vocational rehabilitation services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether the agency or organization is an appropriate choice given each beneficiary's particular needs. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel on rehabilitation services for the blind, a majority of which shall consist of blind consumers of rehabilitation services, to develop guidelines and standards for the provision of such services to the blind and to assist the Secretary in determining which agencies or organizations meet the needs of blind beneficiaries.

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Timeline

  1. 29 March 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

    Source: Committee

  2. 29 March 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 March 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 March 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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