Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act

Bill: 117-hr-5637
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-10-20
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ensure that each SSA office and state agency that makes disability determinations for Social Security disability benefits is fully staffed to answer phone calls during standard business hours.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 20, 2021 Mrs. Axne (for herself, Mr. Ryan , and Mrs. Demings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to ensure that each office of the Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Meeting our Seniors’ Social Security Needs Act . 2. Telephone hours at Social Security Administration offices and certain State offices (a) In general Section 205 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (v) Telephone hours at Social Security Administration offices The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that each office of the Social Security Administration and each State agency that makes disability determinations as described in section 221(a)(1) is fully staffed with employees to answer calls during standard business hours, including 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, excluding Federal holidays. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2023.