Disability Determination Fairness Act

Summary

Disability Determination Fairness Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations which provide for the State Disability Determination Service to conduct personal appearance interviews of applicants with a mental, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disability who, on the basis of an initial examination, are subject to potentially unfavorable determinations of benefit eligibility. Grants an applicant who is denied benefits on the basis of such an interview an immediate right to appeal directly to an administrative law judge without going through the reconsideration stage.

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Timeline

1. 17 September 1991

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 September 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 September 1991

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Sponsors

• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
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