To require the Commissioner of Social Security to take actions to provide certain individuals who suffered an undue hardship access to benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to which such individuals should have been entitled.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Treats certain missed Social Security and SSI applications during a defined hardship period as timely applications and requires SSA outreach to affected people.
Who Benefits and How
People who missed Title II or Title XVI applications because of specified SSA disruptions could obtain retroactive access to benefits, and resulting payments would not count against other aid programs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SSA would have to identify affected people, run a notice program, and process additional retroactive claims, while GAO must review the agency's actions during the covered period.
Key Provisions
- Deems certain hardship-blocked Title II and Title XVI applicants to have applied on an earlier date.
- Requires SSA to identify affected people and establish a notification program within 180 days after January 20, 2029.
- Directs GAO to report on SSA actions and operational changes during the covered period.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Treats certain missed Social Security and SSI applications during a defined hardship period as timely applications and requires SSA outreach to affected people.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Treats certain missed Social Security and SSI applications during a defined hardship period as timely applications and requires SSA outreach to affected people.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- People whose Social Security or SSI applications were blocked by undue hardship
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Social Security Administration
- Federal oversight agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
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Federal oversight and Social Security administrators, Social Security Administration
People whose Social Security or SSI applications were blocked by undue hardship
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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