Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3432
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-26
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Disability assistance

Government trust funds

Social Security Administration

Social security and elderly assistance

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill removes representatives of claimants for Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits from the list of individuals for whom certain travel expenses must be reimbursed using Social Security trust funds. The Social Security Administration may authorize such a representative's travel expenses to instead be reimbursed by the claimant.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3432 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2017 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the reimbursement of travel expenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Reimbursement of travel expenses (a) Reduction of trust fund expenses Section 201(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(j) ) is amended— (1) by striking , their representatives, ; and (2) by striking the last sentence. (b) Authorization for certain representative travel expenses To be collected from claimants Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Commissioner may authorize a representative to collect from a claimant travel expenses incurred by the representative attending reconsideration interviews and proceedings on behalf of the claimant. Such amount authorized to be collected shall not exceed the amount that would be available under section 201(j) for such travel originating within the geographic area of the office having jurisdiction over such proceeding. If a representative receives a fee under an agreement pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the total amount the representative receives shall be equal to the amount specified under such paragraph plus the amount of any travel expenses authorized under this paragraph. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for monthly insurance benefits filed on or after the date of the enactment of this section.