Social Security Administration Fairness Act

Summary

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

1. 27 June 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 June 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2018

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 June 2018

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Sponsors

• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018
• related to ← Social Security Administration Fairness Act