Disapproving the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to hearings held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council.

Bill: 117-hjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Administrative remedies

Congressional oversight

Judges

Social Security Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on November 16, 2020, that outlines when its administrative appeals judges may hold hearings and issue decisions on individual cases. Currently, these judges serve an appellate function where they review, at the request of Social Security claimants, the decisions of the administrative law judges who issue decisions in individual cases.</p>

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 38 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2021 Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to hearings held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Hearings Held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council (published at 85 Fed. Reg. 73138 (November 16, 2020)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.