Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act

Bill: 114-hr-2135
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-04-30
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance

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Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to give individuals denied OASDI and SSI benefits based on an adverse determination of disability any information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2015 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boustany , Mr. Reed , Mr. Young of Indiana , and Mrs. Black ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide certain individuals with information on employment support services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act . 2. Providing information on public or private employment support services (a) Amendment to title II Title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 218 the following: 219. Information on employment support services The Commissioner of Social Security may provide individuals who are denied benefits under this title based on an adverse determination of disability information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1615 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382d ) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) The Commissioner of Social Security may provide individuals who are denied benefits under this title based on an adverse determination of disability information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to applications for monthly benefits filed on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.