Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3386
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-25
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Congressional oversight

Disability assistance

Performance measurement

Poverty and welfare assistance

Social Security Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct quality reviews of hearing decisions concerning Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits to ensure that administrative law judges are complying with the SSA's regulations.</p> <p>The SSA must report annually on these quality reviews.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2017 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) 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 for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 . 2. Pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions (a) Amendment to title II Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (i) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in subparagraph (A); (ii) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (iii) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1633 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) (1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (A) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in paragraph (1); (B) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (C) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. .