A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to prohibit, in hearings relating to disability benefits, the adversarial involvement of any representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, or any State agency involved.

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Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to exclude any representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, any other agency of such department, or an involved State agency from appearing as a party at a benefit hearing or participating in the development of the record of such hearing, unless, in the latter case, the presiding officer requests such participation.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 January 1987

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