H.R. 70: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for... (GovTrack.us)

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions.

Sponsor:	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC7](no cosponsors) Cosponsors:
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Status:	Introduced Jan 5, 2011 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee ... House Vote ... Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Jan 6, 2011 11:17AM]
Last Action:	Jan 5, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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