H.R.2713 - 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. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007 as introduced.

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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 cases

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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 cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill benefiaries. Requires the Commissioner to study and report to specified congressional committees on possible improvements in disability claims processing.

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06/14/07
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 ...

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06/18/07
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. ...

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06/17/07
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. ...

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06/15/07
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). ...

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