Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries, and to provide for a study by the Commissioner regarding possible improvements in disability claims processing.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 6/14/2007--Introduced.
Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in ... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| June 14, 2007 |
In the News
June 15, 2007 Social Security Disability Reform Bill Waives Waiting Period for ...
D.) introduced the Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 (HR 2713). “Currently there is no provision that allows a Social Security disability case, no matter how ...
Blog Coverage
June 19, 2007 Disability Happens » Reform bill waves waiting period for ...
Two Congressmen, Chip Pickering (R-MS) and Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), jointly introduced the Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 (HR 2713). Congressman Pickering saw Seall as a man who served his country, worked hard his entire life. ...
Source: Disability Happens
June 18, 2007 The Hill Blog» Blog Archive » We Must Reform Social Security for ...
D.) and I introduced the Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 (HR 2713). This bill would allow the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the five-month waiting period for Social Security disability benefits for terminally ill individuals. ...
Source: The Hill Blog
June 16, 2007 Reform bill waves waiting period for terminally ill
Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to make it past the required 5-month waiting period. Two Congressmen, Chip Pickering (R-MS) and Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), jointly introduced the Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 (HR 2713). ...
Source: Disability Happens










